Serbs to participate in polls, "barring special conditions"

Serbs in northern Kosovo will take part in early elections in the province "unless Priština sets last-minute special conditions that are impossible to meet."

Izvor: Tanjug

Wednesday, 14.05.2014.

13:10

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Serbs to participate in polls, "barring special conditions"

Jablanović said that it was "important for Serbs to vote in the elections because it could make them a major political force in the Kosovo assembly, allowing them to become the masters of their own destiny."

He said that he expects the Serbian government to take a clear position on Serb turnout in the Kosovo parliamentary elections.

"Our state is in Belgrade, we have been given assurances that Serbia will not abandon us, and I am certain that it will not," Jablanović said.

Having a single Serb electoral list would be the best, he said, adding that the list around Citizens' Initiative Srpska is open to all parties.

Jablanović blamed the stalled establishment of the community of Serb municipalities on the Priština authorities, which he said have not adopted the legislative amendments required to make its formation possible pursuant to the Brussels Agreement on normalizing relations with Belgrade.

"The Priština authorities are purposefully dragging their feet on the formation of the community, which they believe could decrease voter support," Jablanović said, expressing hope that the community will be established immediately after the elections.

He said that the community of Serb municipalities should include all 10 Serb-majority municipalities and that it will have all the powers of a region or a province, but no political powers.

"We will request for a municipality of Gora to be formed as well," Jablanović said, echoing a request of the Gorani community in the area.

Detailed estimates say that the damage caused by the April floods in the Leposavić municipality totals around RSD 38 million (EUR 330,000), Jablanović said.

"Projects to overhaul bridges are under preparation," he said, adding that the UNDP is ready to assist the overhauls of two bridges with funds worth EUR 100,000 and that Kosovo's ministry of local self-government has also pledged to help.

Jablanović said that the Serbian government has already provided RSD 2.7 million for repairing the damage caused by the floods in the northern Kosovo municipality.

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