OHR RTRS News Summary, 25 September 2000 - Office of the High Representative

News Headlines:

Kostunica wins – DOS
Milosevic is leading in polls – SPS-JUL
State Election Commission (STC) has not announced any election results yet
According to information DOS has, Kostunica won 55,31% of 60% of ballots counted thus far, Milosevic 34,19%
SRS Serbia information gives Kostunica 54,57% and Milosevic 36,20% of the vote
SPS General Secretary Gorica Gajevic concedes local election defeat of SPS-JUL Coalition, and stresses that Milosevic leads with 45% of the vote, while Kostunica has only 40%
CESID controllers have processed 20% of ballots, Kostunica has 58,48% of the vote, Milosevic 36,60%
State Election Commission announces holding of first press conference, but is still uncertain when it would be held
State Election Commission already dissolved because DOS member ejected – Djindjic
SPS-JUL Coalition does not comment whether DOS members of STC were ejected from that body on Monday
Opposition concert scheduled for 20:00 in Belgrade
SNP Montenegro denies Montenegrin TV news that Bulatovic resigned positions as Yugoslav Prime Minister and SNP President
Seselj and Nikolic resign from all positions in SRS due to poor results of SRS in elections – SRS Serbia HQ Head Dragan Todorovic
Draskovic says he will offer resignation to SPO due to dissatisfaction over party’s poor election results
Draskovic admits SPO made mistake in not joining DOS, congratulates Kostunica on election victory
Kostunica announces holding of talks in future with Montenegrin authorities on relations between Serbia and Montenegro
Kostunica tells RT RS that DOS has won elections, says he is satisfied with behaviour of voters and assesses that “Serbia created a miracle”
Of 3,021,323 ballots processed, Milosevic won 45%, Kostunica 40% – SPS official Gajevic
RT RS polls Yugoslav citizens who expressed satisfaction with course elections had run
SPS-JUL begging for second round of elections – Djindjic comments, reacting to SPS-JUL election results
SPS Serbia Executive Board member Nikola Sainovic says that Milosevic is still leading
JUL Information Secretary Ivan Markovic says SPS-JUL Coalition have won
SNP Montenegro Vice Presidents Predrag Bulatovic and Zoran Zizic express satisfaction with party’s results
Kosovo Serb Resistance Movement (SPOT) leader Momir Trajkovic accuses ruling Serbian parties of impeding DOS monitoring of voting process in Kosovo
In spite of DOS victory, no conflict will occur in Vojvodina and Serbia – Vojvodina League of Social Democrats leader Nenad Canak
OHR closely monitoring election results in Yugoslavia – OHR spokesman Chris Bird
SNSD applauds Yugoslavs voting for Kostunica
SDS Main Board member Mirko Banjac refuses to comment on preliminary election results in Yugoslavia
SNS encouraged by opposition success – SNS representative Mirjana Markovic-Elez
Kostunica has achieved excellent result – PDP President Mladen Ivanic
Huge political change will occur if Milosevic leaves power – DSP
SPO RS is overwhelmed by preliminary results indicating DOS victory in Yugoslav polls
RS Radical Party believes Serbs will achieve democratic victory
Yugoslav Prince Aleksandar Karadjordjevic congratulates Kostunica on victory and tells Milosevic to transfer power peacefully
Schroeder and Putin agree that Yugoslavs chose democratic change
Any claim by Milosevic that he won would be falsehood – EU
US congratulates Serbian citizens for turning out en mass to vote
There is evidence that Milosevic has been defeated – Foreign Secretary Cook
All information indicates Kostunica is leading – OSCE Head Benita Ferrero-Waldner
Council of Europe believes elections were ‘staged’ even before polling stations opened
Milosevic has met his debacle and this is end of his era – Hombach
Victory of Milosevic’s opponents is unstoppable trend – French Foreign Minister Vedrine
If Milosevic declares victory, it will lead to destructive consequences – Italian Foreign Minister Lamberto Dini
Greek Foreign Ministry believes elections were conducted in orderly and democratic manner
In spite of difficult circumstances, elections showed will of citizens for change – Croatian Foreign Ministry
US and Croatian armies start military exercise in south Adriatic Sea
Second part of April pensions paid in RS – RS PIO Fund
BiH common institutions did not decide anything on common BiH travel documents at 22 September session – Radisic reaction to Patten and Izetbegovic statement on BiH Presidency adoption of Law on Travel Documents
Tusevljak schedules BiH Council of Ministers session on 26 September to discuss amendments to Law on Amendments to BiH Law on Travel Documents
Work of BiH Council of Ministers was not blocked during Tusevljak visit to Sydney – Tusevljak office press release
Parties that voted for Tusevljak as Chairman of BiH Council of Ministers showed they were against RS interests – SNSD
Tusevljak intentionally obstructed work of BiH Council of Ministers – LDS reaction to BiH Presidency initiative on dismissal of Tusevljak
Bijeljina police confirm they investigated case of dynamiting two Bosniak houses in Trnovo area on 22/23 September
Brcko District Government takes responsibility for return of refugees to district’s territory
Zlatko Aleksovski and Anto Furundzija transferred to Finnish prison to serve out their sentences – ICTY
World news
Knut Vollebaek, former Norwegian Foreign Minister, confirms his nomination for UNHCR top post
PDP believes privatisation process in RS should be halted until after November general elections
RS Privatisation Agency expects 850 public enterprises to be on offer in voucher privatisation process
Sports
Weather
Earthquake measuring 2.8 degrees on Richter Scale registered in Banja Luka area early on Monday