USAID training of hundreds of local citizens leads to successful and peaceful election
Kosovo Municipal Election
Photo: Kirsten Michener USAID/Kosovo
A woman in Pristina casts her vote during municipal elections held in Kosovo.
The 2000 elections were supported by a USAID initiative to train hundreds of local citizens and political party members as domestic election observers.These observers helped prevent election fraud and violence and encouraged high turnout. The result was a free and fair election, which is an internationally recognized example. Similar programs helped ensure the success of two previous elections in Kosovo and 11 other countries since
1997.
