Elections held for Peć and Priština

Local elections are being held today for the Kosovo municipalities of Pec and Pristina. The polling stations are in Gracanica and Gorazdevac, however. The polling stations opened this morning in Gracanica and Gorazdevac and voting has gone without incident. Parties with headquarters in Serbia are participating in the elections, with Kosovo institutions stating that they consider the elections to be illegal. Elections held for Pec and Pristina The Serbian government introduced temporary measures in these two municipalities in early April because of misuses of financial assets by local officials and a lack of coordination with the Serbian Ministry for Kosovo. In the Pristina city assembly, the administration is made up of officials of the Serb Radical Party (SRS), and the Democratic Party of Serbia (DSS) is in charge in Pec. Members of the Democratic Party (DS) were appointed to the temporary institutions in the two municipalities. There are six lists participating in the elections in Pristina and Pec—the Serbian Progressive Party (SNS), SRS, DS, DSS, the Socialist Party of Serbia (SPS)-PUPS-United Serbia (JS)-Vidovdan – Ivica Dacic Citizens Group coalition and the Opstanak citizens group. There are also six list participating in the Pec elections—DS, DSS, the Social Democratic Party, SNS, the SPS-PUPS-JS-New Serbia coalition, and SRS. The Kosovo institutions oppose the elections, but will not try to stop them. Albanian-language media stated that the elections represent a fight between Belgrade and Pristina for domination over the remaining Serb population. (B92 archive)

Elections held for Peć and Priština

The Serbian government introduced temporary measures in these two municipalities in early April because of misuses of financial assets by local officials and a lack of coordination with the Serbian Ministry for Kosovo.

In the Priština city assembly, the administration is made up of officials of the Serb Radical Party (SRS), and the Democratic Party of Serbia (DSS) is in charge in Peć.

Members of the Democratic Party (DS) were appointed to the temporary institutions in the two municipalities.

There are six lists participating in the elections in Priština and Peć—the Serbian Progressive Party (SNS), SRS, DS, DSS, the Socialist Party of Serbia (SPS)-PUPS-United Serbia (JS)-Vidovdan – Ivica Dačić Citizens Group coalition and the Opstanak citizens group.

There are also six list participating in the Peć elections—DS, DSS, the Social Democratic Party, SNS, the SPS-PUPS-JS-New Serbia coalition, and SRS.

The Kosovo institutions oppose the elections, but will not try to stop them.

Albanian-language media stated that the elections represent a fight between Belgrade and Priština for domination over the remaining Serb population.