1.   Apart from showing that an election could be held, the voting appeared to have little political relevance.

2.   The voting appeared to proceed uneventfully in the rest of the country, including in former rebel strongholds in the north and east.

3.   Security forces were on full alert for violence Sunday after Albanians voted in local elections, but a U.S. envoy said the voting appeared calm.

4.   The opposition reported scattered instances of intimidation, but overall the voting appeared to go smoothly.

5.   The voting also appeared to be going quicker.

6.   The voting appeared to be marred by reports of irregularities.

7.   The voting also appeared to be going more quickly.

8.   The voting appeared, however, to be marred by reports of irregularities.

9.   Witnesses said the voting appeared confused because of the number of bills bundled through at one time, requiring multiple counting.

10.   Scattered incidents of violence and attempts at rigging were reported, but the voting appeared to have gone smoothly in most place.