Kosovo municipal mayors are just keeping their promises

The GAP Institute has published on the online platform the dynamics of implementing election promises given by the current mayors in the recent local elections held in October and November 2017.

Of the more than 900 promises made in 26 municipalities, for the first part of this mandate, 95 promises have been fully fulfilled, partially fulfilled result in 53 promises, while in 301, there have been initiatives in meeting them, while 455 promises have not yet begun to come true.

The largest number of promises made have been marked in the field of infrastructure, education and administration. While the areas where there is at least movement in fulfilling promises is that of economy, health, agriculture, public services, as well as in the field of urbanisation.

Some of the current heads have not conducted election campaigns, which makes a promise assessment impossible. The municipalities, such as Skenderaj, Mamusa and the 10 municipalities inhabited by the Serb majority, have not unveiled any election programme and provided no concrete promises.

The GAP Institute estimates that mayoral candidates during the 2017 election campaign have been more cautious in making promises, whose solution is the competence of other levels of government.