Parties on irregularities in Kosovo vote

The Democratic Party of Serbia (DSS) says that the results of local elections for Pristina and Pec announced by some parties are not accurate. Deputy head of the Democratic Party of Serbia (DSS) Executive Council Nebojsa Bakarec told a news conference in Belgrade on Monday that no state organ or party can have those results yet. Parties on irregularities in Kosovo vote "At this point no one can have the accurate results. It could happen during the day today at the earliest. What we know is that we are second in Gorazdevac [Pec]," he said. Yesterday, the Serb Progressive Party (SNS) said that its candidates won in the race to elect new councilors for the relocated Pristina municipal assembly, while the Socialists (SPS) declared victory in Pec. Today, the SNS accused authorities of manipulation and irregularities during the voting. "Such unscrupulous behavior has not been seen since all of Prekaz, including Adem Jasari, voted for Milan Milutinovic, at a time when a Serb tank could not go there," said deputy party leader Aleksandar Vucic. Milutinovic was a candidate of Slobodan Milosevic during his reign in the 1990s, while Jasari was subsequently killed by Serbian police as a terrorist. "We Serbs have demonstrated very irresponsible behavior, and what we are ready to do for a crumb of power," said Vucic. He said that his party did not have access to voter registry lists for yesterday's elections. "Those in power removed people they knew were not theirs from the lists. Yesterday we took 35 people in a van to the refugee center in Rakovica, none were in the list, while in Zemun only one out of 25 was allowed to vote." The news conference also saw video footage made with a cell phone showing a man loading sacks onto a van. This, Vucic said, was flour the Socialists gave the Roma in order to secure their votes. He accused Goran Jorgic of the Vidovdan group of citizens, in coalition with the SPS, of organizing it. Vucic told reporters that the latest results show that his party had won 29.86 percent of votes for Pec municipality, followed with the Socialists who received 23.1 percent, while others trailed behind. The cell phone footage presented by the SNS (Tanjug) SNS, SPS "win in Kosovo municipalities" Voters from Pristina and Pec – the municipalities that had their administrations relocated to Gracanica and Gorazdevac – cast their ballots on Sunday. According to unofficial data, out of 10,397 voters registered in Pristina and residing in Kosovo, 3,448 voted. A total of 26,090 citizens were eligible to vote in this municipality. Serb Progressive Party (SNS) said last night that it had won 34 percent of the vote, while a coalition gathered around the Socialists (SPS) received 24 percent of the vote. According to this, the Democrats (DS) follow with 10 percent. Kosovo Administrative District chief Goran Arsic said the data was related to unofficial results from the territory of Kosovo, while the results from 70 polling stations in central Serbia were still coming in late on Sunday. He also added that the turnout was "evidently low". According to preliminary results, the Socialist Party of Serbia has won the majority in Pec, member of the working group in charge of the elections Petar Miletic said on Monday. He explained that of the 662 people, SPS won 255 votes, while the Democratic Party of Serbia (DSS) got 160 votes, the Serb Progressive Party (SNS) 106, the Democratic Party (DS) 94, Social Democratic Party 30 and the Serb Radical Party (SRS) 10 votes. According to this, seven ballots were invalid. A total of 8,310 voters, including displaced persons, had the right to vote in Pec, and once all these votes have been counted, it will be known who won the early local ballot. The local elections were called after the government dismissed local administrations in the two municipalities. Meanwhile, the Kosovo Albanian representatives in Pristina said these elections were "illegal".

Parties on irregularities in Kosovo vote

"At this point no one can have the accurate results. It could happen during the day today at the earliest. What we know is that we are second in Goraždevac [Peć]," he said.

Yesterday, the Serb Progressive Party (SNS) said that its candidates won in the race to elect new councilors for the relocated Priština municipal assembly, while the Socialists (SPS) declared victory in Peć.

Today, the SNS accused authorities of manipulation and irregularities during the voting.

"Such unscrupulous behavior has not been seen since all of Prekaz, including Adem Jasari, voted for Milan Milutinović, at a time when a Serb tank could not go there," said deputy party leader Aleksandar Vučić.

Milutinović was a candidate of Slobodan Milošević during his reign in the 1990s, while Jasari was subsequently killed by Serbian police as a terrorist.

"We Serbs have demonstrated very irresponsible behavior, and what we are ready to do for a crumb of power," said Vučić.

He said that his party did not have access to voter registry lists for yesterday's elections.

"Those in power removed people they knew were not theirs from the lists. Yesterday we took 35 people in a van to the refugee center in Rakovica, none were in the list, while in Zemun only one out of 25 was allowed to vote."

The news conference also saw video footage made with a cell phone showing a man loading sacks onto a van. This, Vučić said, was flour the Socialists gave the Roma in order to secure their votes.

He accused Goran Jorgić of the Vidovdan group of citizens, in coalition with the SPS, of organizing it.

Vučić told reporters that the latest results show that his party had won 29.86 percent of votes for Peć municipality, followed with the Socialists who received 23.1 percent, while others trailed behind.

SNS, SPS "win in Kosovo municipalities"

Voters from Priština and Peć – the municipalities that had their administrations relocated to Gračanica and Goraždevac – cast their ballots on Sunday.

According to unofficial data, out of 10,397 voters registered in Priština and residing in Kosovo, 3,448 voted. A total of 26,090 citizens were eligible to vote in this municipality.

Serb Progressive Party (SNS) said last night that it had won 34 percent of the vote, while a coalition gathered around the Socialists (SPS) received 24 percent of the vote. According to this, the Democrats (DS) follow with 10 percent.

Kosovo Administrative District chief Goran Arsić said the data was related to unofficial results from the territory of Kosovo, while the results from 70 polling stations in central Serbia were still coming in late on Sunday.

He also added that the turnout was "evidently low".

According to preliminary results, the Socialist Party of Serbia has won the majority in Peć, member of the working group in charge of the elections Petar Miletić said on Monday.

He explained that of the 662 people, SPS won 255 votes, while the Democratic Party of Serbia (DSS) got 160 votes, the Serb Progressive Party (SNS) 106, the Democratic Party (DS) 94, Social Democratic Party 30 and the Serb Radical Party (SRS) 10 votes.

According to this, seven ballots were invalid.

A total of 8,310 voters, including displaced persons, had the right to vote in Peć, and once all these votes have been counted, it will be known who won the early local ballot.

The local elections were called after the government dismissed local administrations in the two municipalities.

Meanwhile, the Kosovo Albanian representatives in Priština said these elections were "illegal".