Vjosa Osmani declared herself open to holding new elections in Kosovo’s north.
However, the president of Kosovo stressed in the interview with Reuters that she thinks a petition, which would need 20% of the voters, is the most democratic approach for their development.
“I believe that by doing this, we could guarantee the Serbs’ involvement since the citizens would be the ones to make the initial request.
It would be “a kind of referendum” if the people petitioned to have the mayors removed, which would open the door to another vote to choose new mayors.
The entire procedure can be finished in a few months, according to Osmani.
According to Reuters, it is unclear if local Serbs would take part in such a project.
They continued to routinely demonstrate against the installation of the new Albanian mayors in the northern Kosovo towns of Zveçan, Leposavic, and Zubin Potok while boycotting the elections in April that were won by candidates from that nation.
On May 29, tensions between Serbian demonstrators and KFOR soldiers, the NATO operation in Kosovo, erupted into bloodshed.
Before the next elections are declared, Osmani asked that Kosovo get assurances from the international community that Belgrade will not meddle.
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