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By Matt Robinson and Fatos Bytyci PRISTINA (Reuters) - Former guerrilla Hashim Thaci bids for a third term as prime minister of Kosovo on Sunday, under pressure from voters angry over poverty and corruption and a war crimes investigation that threatens to ensnare his former comrades-in-arms. Some analysts expect the closest election race since Thaci presided over Kosovo's Western-backed secession from Serbia in 2008. Frustration with Kosovo's progress since independence is running high among many of its 1.8 million people, who rank among Europe's poorest. "The result of this election is the most uncertain of any election so far in Kosovo," said political analyst Astrit Gashi.More...