Kosovo can hold new elections in Serb-majority municipalities if 20% of the electorate signs a petition asking for their signature. He stated this in an interview with the agency. Reuters Vyosa Osmani, the self-proclaimed president of Kosovo.
In his view, such a petition became the most “democratic way” to hold new elections. In this way, I think we will ensure the participation of Serbs because the demand would come primarily from them, the citizens,” he said.
Osmani noted that dismissal of mayors with a voter petition would be “a kind of referendum” and would pave the way for re-elections to elect new mayors. According to the President of Kosovo, the whole process may take several months.
French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz He insisted To hold new elections in various parts of Kosovo amid tensions in the region.
The situation in Kosovo escalated at the end of May. This was because Albanians were appointed to the four mayors in northern Kosovo following the results of the April 23 local elections, which the Serbian people boycotted. Their arrival at city halls sparked protests. After the conflict, NATO increased its presence in Kosovo by adding 700 people to the KFOR mission.
Italian General Angelo Michele Ristuccia, Commander of the NATO Kosovo Force (KFOR) declarationPristina was not supposed to insist on mayors in unrecognized northern Kosovo.
Kosovo Foreign Minister Donika Gerwala-Schwartz knowledgeablethat the authorities of the republic are open to the possibility of holding new local elections in Serb-majority municipalities.