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.

President of Kosovo, Hashim Thaci, met today the chief of the European Union Election Observation Mission, Alojz Peterle, and discussed preparations for Sunday’s local elections.  Thaci commended the EU’s readiness to monitor the elections which he said he believed would take place in a democratic manner.

“I think we have managed to get to the people and convince them there is a hope for us, there is a perspective to remain here, because these people are the most important,” said Nenad Rasic, leader of the Progressive Democratic Party (PDS), KIM Radio reported.

President of the Socialist Party of Serbia (SPS), Ivica Dacic called upon Serbs in Kosovo and internally displaced persons eligible to vote, to participate in local elections on 22 October and vote for Srpska Lista, Serbian media reported.

Only eight Kosovar women are representing about 50 per cent of the population in the local elections of 2017.

The campaign for the local elections in Kosovo's 38 municipalities draws to a close on Friday at midnight as citizens get ready to vote on Sunday.

Serbian side would be ready tomorrow for the creation of a new court and new prosecution with Serb majority in the north of Kosovo, which is a delay of two or three days and therefore Serbia would be ready to fully implement obligations related to the agreement on judiciary, the Serbian Government Office for Kosovo Director, Marko Djuric said to Tanjug.