Strahinja Spasic, Srpska Lista mayoral candidate in the municipality of Klokot, declared victory in the second round of mayoral elections, KIM Radio reported.

RTS earlier reported that Bozidar Dejanovic, who joined Srpska Lista before the second round of mayoral elections in Klokot, won elections while the Central Election Commission said he was leading ahead of Spasic,

KIM radio further reported that “Lista Srpska Strahinja Spasic won 1030 votes, while opposition headed by Bozidar Dejanovic won 1020 votes”.

According to the preliminary results, Srpska Lista (SL) mayoral candidates in Klokot and Partes municipalities have won the highest percentage of votes in the local elections, RTS reports.

Bozidar Dejanovic won elections in Klokot, while Dragan Petkovic won elections in Partes.

According to the information of the Central Election Commission (CEC), Srpska Lista mayoral candidate in Partes, Dragan Petkovic won 61.81 percent or 1.316 out of 2.129 votes. His opponent Nenad Cvetkovic won 813 votes or 38.19 percent, RTS also reported.

The opposition Vetevendosje party and the Democratic League of Kosovo, LDK, both had cause to celebrate as the results came in from the second round of local elections - as did the Prime Minister's party.

Preliminary results from Kosovo's Central Election Commission, CEC, held good news for the opposition Vetevendosje party and the Democratic League of Kosovo, LDK - and for the governing Alliance of the Future of Kosovo, AAK. It was bad night for the Democratic Party of Kosovo, PDK.

RTS reports Srpska Lista sent a letter to the Kosovo President Hashim Thaci, saying that his politics, in the segments related to the position of Serbs in Kosovo, is anti-constitutional, anti-legal and to the detriment of the Serb population.

Therefore, as Srpska Lista announced they would freeze any form of communication with Hashim Thaci. The List also protests because Hashim Thaci, who signed the Brussels agreement, did nothing to establish the Community of the Serb Municipalities in line with the signed agreement, RTS reported.

Srpska Lista, reacting to the allegations of a candidate for Partes mayor, Nenad Cvetkovic leader of the Civic Initiative “Peoples Unity” that “votes are being paid for” in this municipality, refuted its claims, saying that “Srpska Lista convincingly won elections in Partes on 22 October, and everything else is a consequence of Cvetkovic’s lies and manipulations,” KIM Radio reported.

The Central Election Commission has published the names of future councillors in the assemblies of municipalities in Kosovo. In all ten municipalities with a Serb majority, the candidates of the Serbian List won most of the councillor seats.

Results were announced last night after re-counting about 700 ballot boxes. Possible complaints of election results can be submitted as of today, from 12 o'clock, to when more detailed results will be announced, according to the CEC, Kossev reports.

On the occasion of the decision of the Pristina institutions to repeat the local elections in the municipality of Partes, a one-hour strike of warning was held in local self-government bodies with a Serb majority.

"Attempt of Pristina to redraw citizens' will cannot pass. This protest is only a warning that we will not allow the redrawing of the citizens' election will," said leader of the Serbian List Goran Rakic in a statement for Radio Television of Serbia (RTS).

Central Election Commission (CEC) expects to announce final local election results during this week, said spokesperson Valmir Elezi. He explained that the counting of conditional ballots will be concluded by Wednesday. “Once the final elections are announced, political entities and candidates can file their complaints with relevant institutions,” Elezi said.

By: Mehdi Sejdiu

In Kosovo, local elections do not necessarily reflect the trends set by the general elections; a party could fail at the national level, but be very successful at the municipal level.

The Central Election Commission decided that the pre-election campaign for the second round of elections for mayors of municipalities to be hold from November 13 to 17.

The pre-election campaign in the first round of voting lasted for a month.

At the same time, the Election Panel for complaints told the Pristina media that during the election day there were 223 complaints on manipulation during the elections that are being considered.