The Head of the OSCE Mission in Kosovo, Ambassador Werner Almhofer, expressed his satisfaction with the peaceful and orderly completion of voting in Kosovo.

The OSCE's Mission to Kosovo, which facilitates Serbia's parliamentary and presidential elections in Kosovo, says that all 90 polling stations have been opened by 08:15.

The pre-election silence lasts until Sunday, when people will vote for a new president as well as for national and provincial parliaments and local assemblies.

In Serbian bettting shops, punters are putting their money on the Progressive leader Tomislav Nikolic winning the presidential race and the Democrats' Dragan Djilas winning the race to be Belgrade mayor.

The monitoring mission of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, which will observe this Sunday's elections in Serbia, will comprise more than 35 members, the organisation has announced.

Hashim Thaci’s government has greeted the OSCE’s decision to facilitate Serbian elections in Kosovo, as it means that Serbia itself will not be be playing any role in the voting.

As the Serbian election campaign nears the finishing line, the university qualifications of the Progressive Party leader have become an issue.

Since the renewal of multi-party politics in 1990 power has oscillated between a variety of parties in Serbia and votes have often followed by allegations of frauds and protests.