
Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić said on Sunday that for Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti, the Serbian List is the essential opponent in the February 9 parliamentary elections, accusing Prime Minister Kurti of trying to hinder its participation in the elections.
He made these comments in an interview with Serbian state television, during which he said that the international community has so far reacted correctly regarding this approach.
"(Albin) Kurti has only one essential opponent, and that is the Serbian List. And now all the conspiracy theories and those who said they were doing it by agreement have fallen on deaf ears. Everything Kurti did, he did to destroy the Serbian List and the Serbian people," the Serbian president said.
"The Serbian people in Kosovo know this and I believe that the Serbian List, by participating in the elections in Kosovo, can fight for nine or ten mandates for Serbs, which will significantly complicate (Albin) Kurti's position in the coming period and help the Serbian people survive in their homes," Vučić said.
Prime Minister Kurti's Vetëvendosje Movement has filed a complaint with the Electoral Panel for Complaints and Submissions, after the Central Election Commission said on the last day of the year that this panel's decision to certify the Serbian List for participation in the February 9 elections is binding and must be implemented.
The ruling party emphasizes in its complaint that " issuing the decision on behalf of the Central Election Commission, but without the approval of this commission is an attack on the legal order because of the Serbian List. Each decision of the CEC must be subject to a vote by its members. This decision is not the CEC's, because it was not voted on. It is illegal, because it contradicts the Law on General Elections. While the Serbian List was not certified in accordance with the Law, but was smuggled illegally ," the complaint states.
On December 23, two members of the Commission voted for the certification of this list, seven abstained, while representatives of the Vetëvendosje Movement voted against, emphasizing that this party founded and supported by Belgrade does not recognize the state of Kosovo.
The Serbian List accused Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti of not certifying it and appealed to the Electoral Panel. The panel’s decision was upheld by the Kosovo High Court after an appeal by Vetëvendosje. There has been no reaction from the Panel regarding Vetëvendosje’s latest appeal, but independent observers stress that it will not change anything in the certification of the Serbian List. According to Western observers and diplomats, the entire narrative surrounding the certification of the List is politically motivated.
On Saturday, the Central Election Commission certified the list of more than two million voters, while on Monday the draw for the ranking of parties on the ballots will be held./ VOA