11.5%

[Ivo Skoric]

Disappointment with the democratic process in the Balkans 
continues:

DN List Feb 9th 2003 - 17:00

The second round of presidential elections in Montenegro today is
expected to fail for lack of public interest.  At 14:30 local time no
more than 11.5 per cent of the country's 450,000 voters had cast their
ballots - for the elections to be valid a 50% turn-out is required.

It looks like Montenegro, like Serbia and the newly formed union of
Serbia and Montenegro which replaced the Yugoslav federation this week,
will be without a president for some time to come.

Montenegrin and Serbian state TV's coverage of the elections can be
folllowed live on Internet via http://radiodomovina.net

Frank