Kosovo Election Unacceptable for Serbs in North

ZVECAN - Members of the Interim Assembly of the Autonomous Province of Kosovo-Metohija, concluded that the Kosovo local election is unacceptable for them. Members of the Interim Assembly of the Autonomous Province of Kosovo-Metohija, formed in the face of opposition from the Serbian government, concluded Friday that the Kosovo local election is unacceptable for them because it is against the Serbian Constitution and laws, as well as UN Security Council Resolution 1244. Kosovo Election Unacceptable for Serbs in North The unanimously-adopted conclusions state that the local election scheduled by Kosovo's President Atifete Jahjaga for November 3 is in line with the laws and Constitution of the Republic of Kosovo, which is why the Interim Assembly considers it unacceptable. Participants of the session also concluded that the months-long delay in the work of the Constitutional Court of Serbia and its failure to rule on the constitutionality and legality of the Brussels agreement and accompanying agreements for its implementation has caused "irreparable political and legal damage." They demanded that the Constitutional Court pass the relevant decisions as soon as possible or at least an official position on whether Serbian citizens from Kosovo have the obligation or even the right to take part in a local election held by another unrecognized state. They also asked for an official position on whether Serbian citizens and bodies can take part in the implementation of Martti Ahtisaari's plan and the strategy for the integration of northern Kosovo, even though the documents were not officially accepted by any Serbian institution. At the beginning of today's session, representatives of Serbs from northern Kosovo who met with Serbia's top officials on Wednesday relayed the government's official position regarding the local election in Kosovo. Beta/file/ Tanjug

Kosovo Election Unacceptable for Serbs in North

The unanimously-adopted conclusions state that the local election scheduled by Kosovo's President Atifete Jahjaga for November 3 is in line with the laws and Constitution of the Republic of Kosovo, which is why the Interim Assembly considers it unacceptable.

Participants of the session also concluded that the months-long delay in the work of the Constitutional Court of Serbia and its failure to rule on the constitutionality and legality of the Brussels agreement and accompanying agreements for its implementation has caused "irreparable political and legal damage."

They demanded that the Constitutional Court pass the relevant decisions as soon as possible or at least an official position on whether Serbian citizens from Kosovo have the obligation or even the right to take part in a local election held by another unrecognized state.

They also asked for an official position on whether Serbian citizens and bodies can take part in the implementation of Martti Ahtisaari's plan and the strategy for the integration of northern Kosovo, even though the documents were not officially accepted by any Serbian institution.

At the beginning of today's session, representatives of Serbs from northern Kosovo who met with Serbia's top officials on Wednesday relayed the government's official position regarding the local election in Kosovo.