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FEDERAL GOVERNMENT PUTS UP SITE ON ELECTIONS
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BELGRADE, September 17, 2000 (Beta)

Federal public institution RTJ-Internet Yugoslavia has put up a
Web site featuring information on the elections in FR Yugoslavia.
Federal Information Ministry stated in its press release that the
address of this site was www.gov.yu/izbori.

Detailed information on the electorate, electoral districts,
Federal Electoral Commission, presidential candidates and political
parties taking part in the elections, the results of the previous
federal elections as well as the electoral laws is posted on this Web
site. All the information available is in public property. In citing
the material for broadcast or publication, the media outlets are
required to credit the source, the press release stated.

Internet Yugoslavia has also prepared a new presentation of the
federal state at the address www.gov.yu.




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ALMOST 300 POLLING STATIONS IN KOSOVO
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KOSOVO, September 17, 2000 (FreeB92)

Member of the Election Commission in Prokuplje Peka Obradovic
announced last night that there will be almost 300 polling stations
for the federal elections in Kosovo.


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SAINOVIC: MILOSEVIC'S ELECTION VICTORY WILL PUT AN END TO YUGOSLAV
CRISIS
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BELGRADE, September 17, 2000 (Beta)

Candidate of the Socialist-Left coalition for the Federal
Parliament and Deputy Federal Prime Minister, Nikola Sainovic, said
that the Yugoslav crisis would end if Slobodan Milosevic was
re-elected Yugoslav president since his term in office would
contribute to a long-term stabilisation of our state.

"We, who have taken up arms to defend our country, are obliged
to defend its policy in the same patriotic vein by circling the name
Slobodan Milosevic on the ballot," Sainovic said at the promotion of
the Socialist-Left candidates in Boljevac.

The government will turn to economic development after the
elections as we have prepared the ground for it in advance, Radio
Television Serbia quoted Sainovic as saying.


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BULATOVIC: WE KNOW FOR CERTAIN THAT NATO WILL NOT ATTACK THE FRY
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PODGORICA, September 17, 2000 (FreeSerbia)

"We know for certain that NATO will not attack the FRY, because
we defend ourselves decisively and that there will be no war in this
region, nor aggression – there will be only democracy, respect of the
constitution and justice. If the people want Slobodan Milosevic to be
president, then we should have such a president", stated Momir
Bulatovic president of the SNP, and federal Prime Minister renounce
by Montenegro, at the promotional rally of the SNP in Berane on
Friday. He added that America does not want the FRY President that
the people want, but servants like Milo Djukanovic. Bulatovic said
that the federal government have nothing against ethnic minorities,
as long as they are loyal citizens.


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ZIVKOVIC: CITIZENS' GATHERINGS IN THE STREETS ON SEPTEMBER 24
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BELGRADE, September 17, 2000 (Beta)

Vice-president of the Democratic Party (DS) and Nis mayor, Zoran
Zivkovic, said that the Serbian Democratic Opposition would organise
on September 24, after the closure of the polling stations, "a warm
welcome of the election results" in city streets and squares.
Zivkovic invited the citizens of Serbia at a press conference in
Belgrade to come to these gatherings and emphasised that they would
be transformed into "a celebration of the Democratic Opposition
victory". He went on to say that the electoral procedure thus far had
not been "valid and fair", but added that the Serbian Democratic
Opposition would win anyway owing to its scrutineers in electoral
commissions who would prevent an election theft.


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PAVKOVIC: ATTEMPTS TO TAKE OVER POWER ON THE STREETS WILL BE
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BELGRADE, September 17, 2000 (FreeB92)

Sunday 24th September, the day when elections are to take place
in Yugoslavia is a D-day for our country and the Yugoslavian army
will prevent any violent attempts to take over power on the streets,
army chief of staff General Nebojsa Pavkovic said yesterday during
the presentation of his book "On the media front" in which he gives
his view of the NATO air attack on Yugoslavia last year. Pavkovic
repeated his devotion to President Milosevic who he described as a
brave, resolute and capable visionary.


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OTPOR ACTIVISTS SENTENCED TO 10 DAYS IMPRISONMENT
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BELGRADE, September 17, 2000 (freeB92)

Three Otpor activists arrested in Belgrade on Friday night for
spraying graffiti were sentenced to 10 days imprisonment and sent to
Padinska Skela prison late last night. Their lawyer Biljana Kajganic
told the press today that her clients had bruises all over their
bodies as a result of police beatings on their arrest. She also
announced her intention to appeal against the sentence.


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DEMOCRATIC PARTY MEMBER ARRESTED FOR PUTTING UP POSTERS
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KRALJEVO, September 17, 2000 (FoNet)

The Democratic Party announced today that the president of its
municipal branch in Rovcevici, Goran Pantelic, was detained yesterday
in Kraljevo. The Democratic Party stated in its press release that
Pantelic was detained while putting up posters of the Serbian
Democratic Opposition.


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GREEK OBSERVERS ONLY IF APPROVED BY EU
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GREEACE, September 17, 2000 (Beta)

Greek election observers will monitor Yugoslav elections only if
the Greek government reaches an agreement on this matter with its
partners in the European Union, Greek government spokesman Dimitris
Repas told a news conference yesterday in Athens.

"Greek government will do what all other European countries are
doing following our consultations with the European Union," Repas
told the media in the Greek capital. He reminded the members of the
press that the international community was closely monitoring
developments in Yugoslavia and undertaking its measures accordingly
going on to say that Greece would take part in the EU initiatives.






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VLADE DIVAC AND SRDJAN DRAGOJEVIC IN OTPOR T-SHIRTS
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ZLATIBOR, September 17, 2000 (Beta)

The Belgrade daily "Danas" published a photograph of Yugoslav
basketball player Vlade Divac and movie director Srdjan Dragojevic in
Otpor T-shirts, on the last page of today's issue. The photograph was
taken on Mt. Zlatibor and includes a few other people, also in Otpor
T-shirts. The paper writes that Divac and Dragojevic recently met
with Otpor representatives on Mt. Zlatibor. "Wearing T-shirts of this
movement, with the characteristic clenched fist clearly indicates
which side they sympathize with", reads the caption.


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EUROPEAN MOVEMENT ACTION IN BELGRADE: ROCK FOR VOTE
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BELGRADE, September 17, 2000 (Beta)

European Movement in Serbia and a nongovernmental organisation
Generation 21 will organise today in Belgrade a promotional event in
connection to the campaign urging the young people to go the polls
"Rock for vote".

The European Movement stated in its press release that its
activists would be distributing from its stand in the city centre
leaflets, banners, balloons, pencils, hats and T-shirts with the
campaign's slogan to young people.

A special edition of the European Movement's bulletin "Evropa
plus", whose contents is entirely devoted to the upcoming elections,
will also be distributed to the citizens in the main pedestrian area
of Belgrade.


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THE RTS ROUND TABLE WAS CANCELLED BECAUSE OF THE OLYMPIC GAMES
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BELGRADE, September 17, 2000 (Beta)

The Serbian National Radio-Television Network (RTS) cancelled
the election program yesterday, which was to include a debate on the
social relations in the country, due to the Olympic games that
started in Sydney.

The RTS informed that the "Social relations in Yugoslavia" round
table was cancelled due to broadcasts of the Olympic competitions,
but that the other round table terms would be kept.






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PAULA YATES FOUND DEAD
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LONDON, UK, September 17, 2000 (CNN)

Former television presenter Paula Yates has been found dead at
her London home.

Scotland Yard said officers were called to an address in St
Luke's Mews, Notting Hill, west London, on Sunday by an ambulance
crew.

"The body was found in a bedroom and the cause of death will not
be known until the post mortem," said a spokesman.

Miss Yates' solicitor, Anthony Burton, has confirmed her death.


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SHOCK ELECTION CALL IN PERU
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PERU, September 17, 2000 (BBC)

Embattled Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori has called
surprise new elections and has indicated that he plans to step down,
saying he will not seek re-election.

Mr Fujimori, who has been in power since 1990, was elected to a
third term in May amid widespread allegations of fraud.

His decision to call elections as soon as possible comes shortly
after the release of a videotape which allegedly shows his security
chief Vladimiro Montesinos trying to bribe a member of the
opposition.

A series of opposition defections since May have restored the
president's majority in congress.

In a televised address Mr Fujimori also decided to "deactivate"
the intelligence service.


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FLORIDA BRACED FOR HURRICANE
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FLORIDA, September 17, 2000 (ABC)

Florida residents have been warned to flee their homes after a
tropical storm heading for the state was upgraded to hurricane
strength.

Hurricane Gordon is heading towards the coastline after picking
up speed as it crossed the Gulf of Mexico.

The hurricane has forced the evacuation of hundreds of oil
workers from platforms and rigs in the Gulf of Mexico, although the
companies say production has not been badly hit.

Forecasters say the hurricane is currently on course to hit land
somewhere between Tampa and Tallahassee on Monday morning local time,
or possibly on Sunday evening, but could still change direction. The
alert in Florida stretches along hundreds of miles of coastline, from
Bonita Beach in the south to Apalachicola in the north.


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The News edited by Danijela Tomasevic

AIM, Belgrade, September 17, 2000 17:30


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