A referendum by ethnic Serbs in the north of Kosovo have rejected rule by the Kosovo authority in Pristina.
Kosovo Serb election officials said 99.7% of voters rejected rule by the ethnic Albanian majority.
Serbs in the north of Kosovo have obstructed attempts by the Kosovo government to establish authority in the region and have rejected attempts by NATO forces to implement law and order.
The Kosovo government denonunced the referendum saying it "does not produce any legally and politically binding effect and as such is not valid".
Serbian President Boris Tadic was also critical of the referendum, saying it was harmful to Serbia’s interest.
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