Two Years In, Kosovo Albanians More Sober on Independence

Three-quarters believe independence was a good thing, down from 93% in 2008

by Viktor Damjanovic and John Chapman....http://www.gallup.com/poll/125978/Two-Years-Kosovo-Albanians-Sober-Independence.aspx

BRUSSELS -- On the second anniversary of Kosovo's declaration of independence from Serbia, a look at the latest Gallup Balkan Monitor survey conducted in September 2009 showed Kosovo Albanians are less positive toward independence. Seventy-five percent of Kosovo Albanians said independence was a good thing, down from 93% who said so in 2008. One in five Kosovo Albanians said they did not have an opinion. Furthermore, in 2009, 80% of Kosovo Serbs believed that independence was a bad thing, statistically unchanged since 2008.