MITROVICA, Kosovo — Widespread intimidation in a volatile Serb pocket of Kosovo marred a watershed election on Sunday, part of a European Union-brokered rapprochement between the Balkan country and its former master Serbia.The Kosovo-wide council and mayoral elections are central to an agreement reached in April to integrate Serb-populated northern Kosovo with the rest of the country, which is majority Albanian and declared independence from Serbia in 2008.Serbia has called on Serbs in north Kosovo to take part for the first time, hoping it will smooth Belgrade’s path to EU membership talks expected to begin in January. But Serb hardliners in northern Kosovo, who reject Kosovo’s secession, have waged a sometimes violent campaign for a boycott."These elections are an act of high treason that will ultimately cut Kosovo off from Serbia and lead to a Serb exodus from Kosovo," said 22-year-old student Negovan Todorovic. "Belgrade is betraying Kosovo for the vague prospect of the so-calle...
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