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”.

A 33-year-old Serb from Kosovo (B. S.) was beaten last night in the northern part of Mitrovica in a multi-ethnic settlement of the Bosniak Mahalla when several unidentified persons came upon him, Kontakt plus radio reports. B. S. is in the Mitrovica hospital.

Radio reports that he was intercepted by a group of unidentified persons who verbally and physically have attacked him.

The Serbian List MP Igor Simic says that it is regrettable that Hashim Thaci, instead of trying to respond to basic remarks of the Serb representatives, he and his associates, by attacking the Serbian list, only confirms that someone does not want to solve the problems of the Serbs, KIM radio reports.

President of the Special Court for War Crimes in Kosovo, Ekaterina Trendafilova will visit Kosovo next week for the first time, KIM Radio reports, referring to the Pristina-based Gazeta Express.

Her visit is related to the investigations of the crimes allegedly committed during the conflict in 1998/1999 that this court is carrying out, KIM Radio further said.

It is not known yet when the first indictment would be raised, although it was announced it will happen by the end of autumn this year.

The chairman of the Committee on Kosovo and Metohija Milovan Drecun told Radio Television of Serbia (RTS) that the establishment of the list of defense attorneys and the injured for the Specialized Council in Pristina will be completed for the next two to three months and the first indictments of the Special Prosecutor's Office should be expected afterwards.

"Relations between Serbs and Albanians on the rise," said Kosovo Parliament vice-president Slavko Simic during a meeting with Albanian Parliament Speaker Gramoz Ruci, KIM radio reports today.

Kosovo Parliament Vice President Slavko Simic met with Albanian National Assembly Speaker Gramoz Ruci during a two-day visit to Kosovo.

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.

"Bearing in mind part of the preliminary results released by the CEC and some of the results we have taken from other political options, we seriously doubt the regularity of counting votes in many polling stations," the CI Central Kosovo said in a statement.

CI Central Kosovo suspects falsification of election results, reports KIM radio.

The current voting turnout in Kosovo's local elections runs by the rules, said the Head of the EU Monitoring Mission Alojz Peterle, during his visit to polling station in Gračanica.

"I want the whole day to pass in a positive and peaceful atmosphere, that people have the opportunity to express their political will," said Peterle to KIM radio.

With fewer problems with voter lists in some places, all polls for local elections are open on time this morning, the chairman of the Central Election Commission, Valdete Daka, confirmed to KIM radio. The CEC president expects the elections to run regularly, especially in the north of Kosovo, where there are the biggest fears that an irregularity might occur.