There has been a low turnout in Kosovo's local elections - which have been seen as a test of the prospects for democracy in the southern Yugoslav province. Less than 55% of eligible voters took part, according to the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe, which supervised Saturday's poll. It was the second municipal election since Kosovo came under United Nations administration in 1999 - and the first in which the minority Serbs participated. But turnout was particularly low among the Serbs, who represent about 10% of the population. Correspondents say the result is a setback for efforts to integrate the community into the running of Kosovo.

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