Not certified by the CEC for the elections in Kosovo: Serbian List will complain to the ECAP

2024-12-24 12:02:01Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX

Not certified by the CEC for the elections in Kosovo: Serbian List will complain

The Serbian List, the largest Serb entity in Kosovo, has announced that it will appeal to the Electoral Panel for Complaints and Appeals, a day after the Kosovo Central Election Commission did not certify it for participation in the February 9 elections.

The leader of the Serbian List, Zlatan Ellek, said that the decision not to certify the party is an undemocratic act and against Serbs.

"During the day, we will file a complaint with the ECAP and I expect a clear decision from them that will reject this absurd, anti-Serbian and undemocratic decision by Kurti," declared the leader of the Serbian List, Zllatan Ellek.

The Central Election Commission (CEC) on Monday did not certify the Serbian List for participation in the February 9 parliamentary elections, after two CEC members from the ruling party, the Vetevendosje Movement – ​​Sami Kurteshi and Albin Krasniqi, voted against it.

Justifying this decision, Kurteshi stated that the Serbian List does not recognize Kosovo as a state and regularly uses the term “Kosovo and Metohija” or the phrase “Long live Serbia.”

This decision was made despite the Office for Registration and Verification of Political Entities having recommended the certification of the Serbian List for the February 9 elections.

However, Kurteshi raised numerous criticisms of the Serbian List, including its ties to the President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vučić, and the party's former deputy leader Milan Radoićić, who resigned after taking responsibility for the armed attack in Banjska.

Kosovo described the attack as a terrorist act.

Kurteshi emphasized that the Serbian List has never distanced itself from this attack and has not condemned it.

Meanwhile, the international community expressed concern that the certification process of political entities was being influenced by political motives and called for the Serbian List to exercise its right to address the Electoral Complaints and Appeals Panel.

The US Embassy in Pristina stated that "it is imperative that voters, not political bodies, decide who represents them."/ REL


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