Faktisk afslog den serbiske befolkning i den nordlige del af Mitrovica med sin boykot af valget UNMIK-chef Steiners meget generøse syvpunktsplan fuldstændigt. Et forslag, som jo i udstrakt grad ønsker at imødekomme det serbiske mindretals interesser i det overvejende albanske Kosovo.
In fact, the boycott of the elections by the Serbian population of North Mitrovica meant a complete rejection of the very generous seven point plan proposed by UNMIK chief Steiner - a proposal that, however, actually wants to go a long way towards meeting the interests of the Serbian minority in a predominantly Albanian Kosovo.