Kosovo’s President, Vjosa Osmani, has accused Serbia of intervening directly in the local elections to be held on October 12 in all municipalities of the country.
On the eve of the electoral process, Osmani hosted the President of the Central Election Commission, Kreshnik Radoniqi, where he emphasized the importance of developing a smooth, regular and integrity process as the foundation of democracy and the trust of citizens in institutions.
She strongly condemned official Belgrade interventions and appealed to political, institutional and international actors to contribute to guaranteeing free voting.
“President Osmani emphasized the importance of developing a quiet, regular and full -fledged electoral process as the foundation of democracy and the trust of citizens in the country’s institutions. At this meeting, President Osmani put particular emphasis on the direct interventions that Serbia is making in local elections, a repeated phenomenon, which is being acquired through the years, which is being acquired through the years. violence.
On this occasion, the president strongly condemned official Belgrade interventions, calling for full commitment to protecting the integrity of the electoral process. It also appealed to all political and institutional as well as international actors to contribute to the protection of free voting and to condemn any illegal act that violates the democratic will of the citizens of the Republic of Kosovo, ”reads the Kosovo Presidency statement.
Earlier, the acting Prime Minister, Albin Kurti, accused Serbia of interfering with the local elections and urged the EU to receive sanctions on such actions, where he said “damage sovereignty and democracy”.
