The European Union is "very concerned" by the deadly violence which broke out during elections in FYROM, a candidate for EU membership, officials in Brussels said Monday. EU Enlargement Commissioner Olli Rehn is "very concerned about the violence that occurred during the elections in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia" and has "expressed his concerns to (acting) prime minister (Nikola) Gruevski," Rehn's spokeswoman said.
The EU's executive, the European Commission, "calls for an orderly and peaceful conduct of the voting" during a promised re-run of the election in violence-stricken precincts, she said.
The EU's top foreign-policy official, Javier Solana, echoed that call, saying he expected to "see improvements" in the situation.
However, EU officials refrained from further comment on Sunday's election, pending reports from local and international observers, expected later Monday.
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