Daily: Only parliamentary elections in Kosovo
SOURCE: BLICBELGRADE -- Brussels and the U.S. are against holding of parliamentary elections in Kosovo, daily Blic has learnt.
However, they believe that the local elections are “Priština’s concern”.
An attempt to hold the local elections at the same time as the parliamentary elections, on May 6, would almost certainly lead to cancelation of both, Blic writes.
A well-informed source told the daily that the Belgrade authorities will most likely decide not to hold the local elections because the entire election process in Kosovo would otherwise be brought into question.
The so-called Quint countries are doing their best to make sure that neither Belgrade nor Priština lose in the upcoming elections, the source claims. According to the current scenario, the parliamentary elections could be held and they would be monitored by OSCE.
“Brussels and the U.S. practically do not support any elections in Kosovo that would be organized by Belgrade but they will not allow the Kosovo government to be repressive if only the parliamentary elections are held,” Blic quoted its source as saying.
Priština will ban the elections called by Belgrade and the Kosovo assembly has even adopted a resolution banning the elections.
If Serbia decided to hold the local elections in Kosovo as well, the election material could be confiscated at administrative crossings, daily pointed out.
Belgrade has held parliamentary and presidential elections in Kosovo regularly since Serbian police and military withdrew from Kosovo in 1999 but the local elections were only held in 2008.
Kosovo Deputy Prime Minister Hajredin Kuci has stated that Kosovo citizens who also have Serbian citizenship could vote in the parliamentary and presidential elections but only if they were organized by OSCE in the territory of Kosovo.
A well-informed source told the daily that the Belgrade authorities will most likely decide not to hold the local elections because the entire election process in Kosovo would otherwise be brought into question.
The so-called Quint countries are doing their best to make sure that neither Belgrade nor Priština lose in the upcoming elections, the source claims. According to the current scenario, the parliamentary elections could be held and they would be monitored by OSCE.
“Brussels and the U.S. practically do not support any elections in Kosovo that would be organized by Belgrade but they will not allow the Kosovo government to be repressive if only the parliamentary elections are held,” Blic quoted its source as saying.
Priština will ban the elections called by Belgrade and the Kosovo assembly has even adopted a resolution banning the elections.
If Serbia decided to hold the local elections in Kosovo as well, the election material could be confiscated at administrative crossings, daily pointed out.
Belgrade has held parliamentary and presidential elections in Kosovo regularly since Serbian police and military withdrew from Kosovo in 1999 but the local elections were only held in 2008.
Kosovo Deputy Prime Minister Hajredin Kuci has stated that Kosovo citizens who also have Serbian citizenship could vote in the parliamentary and presidential elections but only if they were organized by OSCE in the territory of Kosovo.
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