‘Srpska’ list doubts regularity of electoral roll

KOSOVSKA MITROVICA – Goran Rakic of the Citizens’ Initiative Srpska has voiced doubt about the regularity of the final electoral register for mayoral elections in north Kosovska Mitrovica, protesting over illegal entry of voters of Albanian nationality into the register.

In an open letter sent to the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) on Monday, Srpska’s candidate Rakic warns that the entry into the north Mitrovica electoral register of Albanians from south Mitrovica is a clear indication of a desire to make the north part of Kosovska Mitrovica look majority-Albanian.

“We demand the OSCE mission to work together with EULEX and investigate into how the Albanians from south Mitrovica were entered into the ‘Kosovska Mitrovica - North’ register, and to launch proceedings against those responsible for the violation of voting rights and violations of the electoral process and to inform us, before the election day, about actions taken based on this demand,” Rakic said.

Rakic pointed out that the final electoral register for northern Kosovska Mitrovica totals 28,429 voters, which is 514 more compared to the number in the electoral register from November, or 486 voters more than in the preliminary electoral register from January 31.

He said that the president of the Municipal Election Commission has argued that the body is not authorized to enter new voters in the electoral register because this is possible only based on a court decision – and these courts are operating as part of the Kosovo judicial system.

The election campaign for the mayoral elections kicked off in north Mitrovica yesterday, and will last for only five days, until Friday at midnight.

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