The Central Election Commission (CEC) has failed to certify the Serbian List for running in extraordinary elections in four northern municipalities of Mitrovica North, Zubin Potok, Leposavic, and Zvecan.
In today’s meeting of the CEC, nine members were present of which seven voted in favour of the Serbian List’s certification and two members, from Vetevendosje, abstained. The motion required eight votes to be passed.
Vetevendosje representatives, Adnan Rrustemi and Nazlie Bala, requested the Serbian List distanced itself from the resignation letter of its northern mayors where they referred to Kosovo as “Kosovo and Metohija”. Rrustemi however said they would be willing to give the Serbian List additional twenty-four hours to “reflect” but this was rejected by the head of CEC, Valdete Daka, who put the certification motion to the vote, which resulted unsuccessful.
Serbian List’s member at the CEC, Stevan Veselinovic, said the non-certification is a “political attack” and added that the party meets all necessary criteria to run in elections.
