Zarif: Staying on track towards implementation essential (Tanjug)
NEW YORK – The head of the UN Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) Farid Zarif has called on all residents of Kosovo, particularly Serbs, to take part in the June 8 elections for the Kosovo assembly, expressing hope that, once the elections are complete, the Belgrade-Pristina dialogue will resume without delay. Both sides have […]
Read More →Serbs removing Kosovo coat of arms? (Vecernje Novosti)
Belgrade diplomatic action started to remove features of Kosovo’s independence from the election material. Dacic: It is not good to impose symbols of the so-called state that we do not recognize. Serbia conducts a comprehensive diplomatic initiative for status neutral election material for voting in Kosovo, which is in line with the Brussels agreement. This […]
Read More →Serbs of the north freeze all electoral activities (Telegrafi)
Mayors of four northern municipalities have decided today to freeze all election activities in protest of the decisions of the Central Election Commission which, they say, violate the law and the rights of minorities. “Taking into account the CEC changes regarding the composition of polling station councils which are not in accordance to the ethnic […]
Read More →June Elections Involve High Stakes for Kosovo (Balkan Insight)
Kosovo’s next government will face huge challenges on the economy and corruption – but it will be stymied from the start, if the country does not stage a clean election first. Naim Rashiti Pristina After the campaign for the general election in Kosovo starts officially on May 28, the actual vote will take place only […]
Read More →Election campaign officially begins today (Kosovapress)
Election campaign for 31 political entities has officially started today and will last for ten days. However, political parties have begun campaigning a while ago with the main focus being economic development and creation of new jobs. The voter lists have recently been cleaned up and 101,000 names have been deleted. Out of these, 77,100 […]
Read More →Northern Kosovo: Election activities on hold (KIM radio)
Mayors from northern Kosovo said that they have put on hold all election activities due to Central Election Commission’s decision with regards to composition of election boards. Mayors argue that decision is brought in violation with the ethnic composition of the population and electoral rolls for municipalities in the north. “If Albanians are entitled to […]
Read More →Kosovo Parties Campaign Against Clock For Elections (Balkan Insight)
The parties in Kosovo have launched their campaigns for the national elections on June 8, a deadline that gives them little time to get their messages across. Edona Peci BIRN Pristina Unlike in previous elections, when parties had up to a month to convince voters to cast their ballots for them, the campaign for these […]
Read More →UN: Views on Kosovo differ, support for flooded Serbia (B92)
NEW YORK — Tomislav Nikolić expressed his gratitude to all countries that helped Serbia and the Balkans overcome the tragedy and destruction brought on by the flooding. During the UNSC debate on the UN secretary-general’s latest report on developments in Kosovo, all permanent representatives of the 15 member states of the body expressed their condolences […]
Read More →The beginning of the end of Kosovar “Maoists” (Koha Ditore)
Political analyst Halil Matoshi argues in an opinion piece that “with individuals escaping and negotiating justice and the state seized by a criminal organization, Kosovo is on the verge of the abyss – the failure of the state. The publication of reports prepared by NATO and Swiss intelligence services, at this time, is a strong […]
Read More →The headscarf as a vote (Tribuna)
Lulezim Krasniqi writes in his opinion piece that on the eve of parliamentary elections, the issue of the headscarf is one of the topics in TV debates with political leaders. “The Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK) has again reached a coalition with the Justice Party (PD), and they have agreed that if the PDK wins […]
Read More →Zarif calls Serbs to vote (KiM radio)
UNMIK chief Farid Zarif called on all citizens of Kosovo, especially the Serbs to vote in parliamentary elections on June 8th. He expressed the hope that after the election process in Kosovo, the dialogue will continue without delay. Zarif at the UN Security Council meeting noted “continued full commitment of both sides to the political […]
Read More →Serbian officials at election rallies (Danas)
Election campaign for extraordinary Kosovo parliamentary elections on 8 June officially kicks off today. Election campaign will last until 6 June, whereas Central Election Commission informed that electoral rolls will be finalized today. EU is sending observers, following Pristina’s request, whereas NGO Democracy in Action announced that 2.800 observers will monitor elections at all polling […]
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