Turkish President Erdoğan to Politika: Any agreement between Belgrade and Pristina is acceptable to us (Serbian media)
Ahead of his arrival in Belgrade, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said in an interview with Politika that Turkey was ready to do its best to solve Kosovo’s problem. Erdoğan pointed out that an agreement that would be acceptable to both parties would also be acceptable to Turkey. In an interview for today’s edition of […]
Read More →Serbian List, an absolute winner in Sunday’s election for Kosovo’s assembly (KoSSev, RTS, B92, N1)
Among the Kosovo Serb parties, the absolute winner of this Kosovo election is the Serbian List party, portal KoSSev writes. This party has achieved its goal and won 10 out of 10 parliamentary seats reserved for the Serbian community and will be the only Serbian parliamentary party in the next Assembly of Kosovo (unless something […]
Read More →CDHRF: Kosovo elections, model for the region (media)
The Kosovo-based Council for Defence of Human Rights and Freedoms (CDHRF) issued a statement to the media regarding 6 October early parliamentary elections which it says were “well-organised” and “very well-monitored” despite the short preparation time. CDHRF commended the voter turnout which this year was higher than in previous 2017 elections. “CDHRF considers a positive […]
Read More →Pride Week kicks off in Prishtina (Prishtina Insight)
In the lead up to the third Prishtina Pride Parade, which will take place on Thursday morning in Prishtina’s city center, LGBTI rights activists have organized a series of artistic exhibitions, parties, conferences and discussions across Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday this week. This year’s parade, which begins at 11:30 at Skenderbeg Square in Prishtina, will […]
Read More →Kurti: Difficult tasks that await us, make my will stronger (media)
Vetevendosje leader Albin Kurti wrote in a Facebook this morning, “Good morning dear citizens, starting from last night there is hope, because there was courage yesterday. You voted en masse and secured a convincing victory for the opposition. Change came. And not only. The people decided that the Vetevendosje Movement leads and will lead this […]
Read More →Maliqi: Sovereign’s vote guides for reforms and pragmatism, not revolution (media)
Political commentator Shkelzen Maliqi took to Facebook to comment on the results of Sunday’s early parliamentary elections. “A non-euphoric conclusion on the sovereign’s vote. It has decided to share the vote in three almost equal shares: LVV, LDK and the former coalition PAN which was punished, share from the Albanian electorate around 33 percent each […]
Read More →President Vucic last night: “Serbs showed love for Serbia – this is 10: 0” (B92, RTS, Tanjug)
President of Serbia Aleksandar Vucic held a conference last night at the Palace of Serbia declaring the Serbian List victory in Kosovo’s elections on Sunday 6 October. He said the Serbian List won more than 98 percent of votes in Serbian areas in Kosovo. “I have won, and I have participated in many different victories […]
Read More →Albanian President: Kosovo citizens gave best example of democracy (Telegrafi)
Albanian President Ilir Meta said today that Kosovo’s parliamentary elections on Sunday were an excellent example of a functioning democracy. “Congratulations to the citizens of Kosovo and the political class for showing the whole world that the state of Kosovo is not only fully functional but also an example of a growing democracy … ,” […]
Read More →Dodik: Russia and China should be asked to appoint their envoys in the Balkans (Kurir, N1)
Russia and China should be asked now to name their own special envoys in the Balkans, Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik said commenting on the appointment of Richard Grenell as Washington’s special envoy for the Belgrade-Pristina talks, Serbian media carried on Sunday. “Serbia has no reason to be worried, it has a clear stance. It […]
Read More →UNMIK Headlines 7 October
• CEC: Counting of ballots completed (RTK)
• Vetevendosje celebrates election result (media)
• LDK does not rule out possibility of coalition with Vetevendosje (Zeri)
• Veseli: PDK will move to opposition (media)
• Haradinaj doesn’t comment on election results, says AAK marks increase (media)
• CEC: Around 39,000 invalid ballots, voter turnout at 44.18 percent (Koha)
• CEC and monitors conclude election process was in order (Koha Ditore)
• U.S. Ambassador happy with turnout in Kosovo (RTK)
• PDK rushed into declaring victory in yesterday’s elections (Zeri)
• Haziri: We are happy the opposition bloc scored a convincing victory (media)
• Bahtiri: It is confirmed, Vetevendosje wins today’s election (media)
• NISMA-AKR coalition risks not crossing election threshold (Koha)
• Bahtiri: It is confirmed, Vetevendosje wins today’s election (media)
• “New government to be formed for Kosovo’s needs not to suit Belgrade or Brussels” (Koha)
• Vucic: Serbian List scored most convincing history (media)
• Rakic: Serbian List won over 98 percent of votes in Serb municipalities (media)
• Serbian List leads in Serb-majority municipalities (Klan Kosova)
• Rama congratulates Kosovo for successful elections (Telegrafi)