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To: Bobby Yellin who wrote (20)	10/18/1998 7:22:00 AM
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To: Bobby Yellin who wrote (20)	10/19/1998 9:10:00 PM
From: goldsnow	Respond to of 178

Macedonia Opposition Claims Victory Monday, 19 October 1998 S K O P J E , M A C E D O N I A (AP) AN OPPOSITION coalition claimed victory Monday in Macedonia's elections but the ex-communist incumbents said results were inconclusive, leaving the shape of the country's next government unclear. Regardless of official results to be announced later, the dispute could lead to political tension in Macedonia, the only former Yugoslav republic that gained independence without bloodshed in 1992. The reformist opposition coalition said its vote count from Sunday's parliamentary elections showed it had far outdistanced all other parties by winning 44 seats in the 120-seat assembly. With most seats still to be determined in a second round Nov. 1, such a showing would almost certainly oust the incumbent government. But the ruling Social Democrats contended the opposition had clinched only 15 seats - the same as their own total - arguing that a low turnout invalidated the others. Turnout in each municipality must be at least one-third of registered voters in order for results to be valid. State electoral officials hinted late Monday that they agreed with the incumbents' interpretation of the complex election law, which would give the Social Democrats a reprieve from a disastrous defeat. But electoral commission chief Ljiljana Ristova would not elaborate on the commission's position, and no results were available. Official results are required to be released no later than Tuesday, but the dispute raised the possibility of a delay. Ethnic Albanian parties said they had won 22 seats. The incumbents led the country peacefully to independence from Yugoslavia. But the opposition coalition, comprised of younger politicians, is striving for radical political and economic reforms. "This is a great victory, and we hope for an even better outcome in the second round," Ljuben Paunovski, the opposition coalition's spokesman, told Macedonian television. A total of 38 parties contested the elections, all focusing on the country's economic woes during the campaign. Macedonia, with a population of about 2 million, was the poorest of all six republics in the former Yugoslav federation and its economy remains feeble, with 30 percent unemployment and an average salary of $210 a month. Situated near the volatile Serbian province of Kosovo in Yugoslavia, Macedonia has disputes with all its neighbors. It also has a restive ethnic Albanian minority.

To: Bobby Yellin who wrote (20)	10/19/1998 9:12:00 PM
From: goldsnow	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 178

Turks, Syrians Discuss Kurd Crisis Monday, 19 October 1998 A N K A R A , T U R K E Y (AP) DEMANDING THAT Syria end its support of Kurdish rebels, Turkey warned Monday that current talks were Syria's last chance for a peaceful solution to the crisis. "We have tried all peaceful ways, we are now trying out the last one," President Suleyman Demirel said during a ceremony at a university in the southern province of Hatay. "Turkey is determined not to bear this suffering any longer." "No one should test Turkey's power," Demirel said. Turkish and Syrian officials met Monday at a secret location to address Ankara's claims that Syria is sheltering rebels, the Foreign Ministry reported. It said the talks would continue Tuesday. Turkish officials said they want proof that Syria is closing alleged Kurdish rebel camps in the Syrian-controlled Bekaa Valley in Lebanon. NTV television said that during the meeting, Syrian officials handed over information aimed at proving that the country does not support the rebels. The report said the Syrians invited Turkey to inspect locations where it alleges rebels live and provided a list of Kurdish insurgents arrested in Syria. If diplomacy fails, most analysts believe Turkey may stage pinpoint attacks on Kurdish rebels in Syria or Syrian-controlled Lebanon. About 37,000 people have died since Kurds began battling for autonomy in Turkey's southeast in 1984. "Syria must stop sheltering the leader and the camps (of the rebels) and put an end to all moral and material support to the bloody movement," Demirel said. Defense Minister Ismet Sezgin said that bodies of Syrian officers have been found alongside rebels after attacks by the Turkish army. Turkey also accuses Syria of sheltering Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan. In a statement Monday, Ocalan denied he was in Syria. "It is true that from time to time I visit the Kurdish people (in Syria) independently from the Syrian government. However, I am currently not in Syria, I am in Kurdistan and carrying out my duties," he said in reference to a region inhabited by Kurdish populations in Turkey, Iraq, Syria and Iran. Relations between the two neighbors have deteriorated sharply in recent weeks after Turkey suggested it might take military action against Syria. Fears of a regional conflict have led to various mediation attempts by Egypt and Iran.