Albanian leaders call for local elections
Kosovo’s top politicians decided Wednesday to hold local elections this fall despite the unresolved status.
Thursday, 19.07.2007.
09:59
Albanian leaders call for local elections
The top UN representative in Kosovo, Joachim Ruecker, will have to approve holding elections and decide on their date.Ruecker stated earlier that he would do so only after consulting the Unity Team, which was created to negotiate with Serbian politicians on whether Kosovo should be allowed to formally go its own way. However, those negotiations have been inconclusive.
Kosovo’s 30 local authorities were last elected in 2002 with a mandate to serve for four years. But Ruecker’s predecessor, Soren Jessen-Petersen, postponed the vote until Kosovo’s final status was resolved, but no later than this past June.
With their mandate expired, the legitimacy of local officials has recently been questioned by opposition politicians and recently formed political parties.
Behgjet Pacolli, a prominent businessman who formed the New Alliance for Kosovo, and members of the new Democratic League of Dardania, headed by former parliament speaker Nexhat Daci, have voiced public demands for new elections.
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