Twenty five political entities – 20 political parties, 4 coalitions and one independent candidate – registered for the upcoming extraordinary elections in Kosovo scheduled for October 6.
Rada Trajkovic, the Chairwoman of the European Movement of Serbs in Kosovo told regional broadcaster N1 that the upcoming elections in Kosovo were “one of the last battles for the honour of Serbs and Serbia.”
Without further explaining her words, Trajkovic also said she had information that a group of people was infiltrated from Bosnia's Serb-dominated region Republika Srpska to exert pressure on the Serbs prior to the elections.
Oliver Ivanovic's nephew said on Thursday the family told the Election Commission in Pristina they were against the usage of the late leader’s name on any election ticket, regional broadcaster N1 reported.
Aleksandar Ivanovic tweeted that his family obligation was “to protect the principles and values Oliver stood for and fought for and which for he paid an ultimate price.”
Leposavic based TV Mir editor told regional broadcaster N1 ''the Serbian List already begun to exert pressures and blackmail citizens in northern Kosovo''.
Chairman of the Main Board of the Forum for Ethnic Relations Dusan Janjic said that the Serbian List will barely win eight seats in this election, adding that the idea was to silence every other voice in Kosovo.
Croatian ‘Jutarnji list’ portal analyses political scene of both Belgrade and Pristina, announcing possible "boiling political fall", quotes Serbian media.
This paper reminds that Kosovo will face general election in a month, in the same time, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic announced government reconstruction, while media speculate on a possible new election.
CI SDP decided to participate at the upcoming parliamentary elections with other political options gathered around the list ''Serbian List - Aleksandar Vucic''.
''It is our view that now, Serbs in Kosovo and Metohija need unity very much and support from the state of Serbia for the survival and preservation of state and national interests,'' it was said in the CI SDP press release.
The first indication of today's event was given by GI SDP activist Marko Jaksic.
Serbian opposition Movement of Free Citizens (PSG) accused on Tuesday Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) of using its official, who is also the Director of the Government Office for Kosovo and Metohija, Marko Djuric, to ''once again draw the targets on candidates in Kosovo’s parliamentary elections, saying that all candidates that are running except the Serbian List are the people who work in the interests of Albanians and are breaking the unity of Serbs in Kosovo''.
Serbian Government Office for Kosovo and Metohija Director Marko Djuric said the European Union should react to the statements of Pristina officials that they would not permit Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic to visit Kosovo, Danas daily reports.
Commenting on the statement of the outgoing Kosovo Foreign Minister adviser Jetlir Zyberaj that Kosovo will not permit the visit of the Serbian President Vucic before the upcoming Kosovo elections, Djuric said that Pristina institutions’ representatives brag about something they should be ashamed of – impeding the freedom of movement.
Ahead of the seventh extraordinary parliamentary elections in Kosovo scheduled for October 6, the Kosovo Serb political scene is divided over whether to participate in these elections, or not, while those willing to take a chance are confronted by the in so far major Kosovo Serb force – Srpska Lista, KoSSev portal reports.
The portal presents edition of Kosovo Serb political landscape, featuring Civic Initiative Freedom, Democracy, Justice (GI SDP) this time.
The newly formed coalition of Kosovo's Serbs will go to the polls on 6 October and participate in an unequal and difficult battle, writes Belgrade based daily Danas.
President of the European Movement of Serbs from Kosovo and member of the newly formed coalition, Rada Trajkovic, told Danas that the Serbian List has already begun campaigning against this newly formed coalition, but that it nonetheless expects solid results.