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Kosovo: Police seized two cell phones to a member of the Central Election Commission (Danas, FoNet)

Belgrade based daily Danas reports that police in Pristina yesterday seized two mobile phones without a reason from a member of the Central Election Commission, a representative of the Serb List, Stevan Veselinovic.

Daily Danas reports, quoting Kosovo based portal Kosovo online, that that his lawyer, Negovan Saranovic, explained that the allegations made by some Pristina media were incorrect that Veselinovic had recorded the vote counting in the premises of the Ministry of Infrastructure by phone.

Serbian List in Kosovo: “When Serbia is calling–give your vote”; CEC: Kosovo IDs a must (Beta)

Serbian List held on Wednesday its final convention ahead of Sunday’s elections, under the “When Serbia is calling – give your vote,” slogan, adding that party was “the only guarantor of the survival of the Serbs in Kosovo,” the Beta news agency reported.

The party’s candidates called on people gathered to encircle number 135 on the ballot paper.

Simic: CEC decision illegal, should be an additional motive for Serbs to vote (Kontakt plus radio, TV Most)

Serbian List Vice President Igor Simic told Zvecan based TV Most that the CEC decision on vote in the upcoming election only with documents issued in Kosovo does not give Serbs the opportunity to elect their legitimate representatives.

Simic said that "it will definitely affect the number of Serbs who will be able to exercise their right to vote after the unlawful decision of the CEC, but also the unlawful decision of the Court in Pristina."

KIM radio: Are there any Serb representatives in the CEC?

A Serb CEC member Stevan Veselinovic addressed the media on September 10, stating that he "left the CEC session not wanting to participate in the work of this institution as long as illegal decisions are made", after the CEC decision that voters cannot use Serbian identity cards when casting their ballots in the upcoming elections, KIM radio reports.

KIM radio tried to investigate whether Serbs still have a representative in this body.

Djuric: The elections in Kosovo are important for preserving Serbia's influence in Kosovo (TV Pink, TV Most, Blic)

Director of the Office for Kosovo and Metohija Marko Djuric told TV Pink on Sunday that October 6th elections are essential important for Serbs and important for preserving ‘’Serbia’s influence in the province’’ and called all the Serbs to use their voice and be united.

Voting in the upcoming elections only possible with Kosovo IDs, some political entities protest (KoSSev)

According to the preliminary list of the Kosovo Central Election Commission, 1,927,466 citizens registered to vote in the upcoming extraordinary parliamentary elections scheduled for October 6 – the CEC spokesperson, Valmir Elezi told Pristina-based Gazeta Express.

However, Kosovo only had 1,795,666 million residents in 2018, according to the Kosovo Agency of Statistics. This substantial difference between the number of registered voters and the estimated population has been greatly discussed in the Kosovo public.

Serbian List complains to embassies over decision of Kosovo CEC (Serbian media)

Representatives of the Serbian List have protested the decision of the Central Election Commission to prevent voters from voting with Serbian documents in early parliamentary elections in Kosovo on October 6, reported all Serbian media.

The Serbian List sent letters to the international missions in Pristina because of the CEC decision, saying that it was a violation of the law and asked to rectify this unilateral decision.

Over 400 observers in the upcoming mayoral elections (KIM radio)

The Central Election Commission accredited today 464 observers for the upcoming elections for mayors of four municipalities in the North, reports KIM radio.

Early elections will be held on Sunday for mayors of four municipalities in the north of Kosovo, which will be followed by 464 observers from two political parties, two international missions, European Commission, two diplomatic missions, twelve embassies, one international non-governmental organization, four local NGOs and fifteen media, said today CEC.