Local government elections in northern Kosovo and Metohija are held without voter participation, mainly due to the boycott of Serbs living in these areas. Portal reports Kosovo online.
Elections are held in four municipalities: North Mitrovica, Zvecan, Zubin Potok and Leposavić. Previously, the representative and executive bodies of the municipalities were mainly made up of candidates from the Serbian List party, but this time they announced that they would boycott the elections, claiming that the Kosovo government was trying to deport the Serbs, their protest was supported by the party. population. Only one representative of Serbian nationality will be among the candidates in the elections.
More than 45,000 people have the right to vote, and less than two percent of them are Albanians.
“Containers are opened for declaration of will at 7:00 am (8:00 Moscow time) in the north of Kosovo, the streets are particularly empty except for the police in front of the containers, NATO KFOR mission jeeps and journalists there. no one, ”the reporter of the portal reported, according to him, they were not allowed to enter the polling station.
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic declarationRepresentatives of the Serb community in Kosovo do not participate in local elections in the province until the Union of Serbian Municipalities is established there in accordance with the Brussels agreements.