4 minutes ago3 scenarios of how Serbs will use elections in the north to destabilise
Periskopi(7 years ago)
(7 years ago)Forum for Ethnic Relations Chairman Dusan Janjic is seeing the tendency of Serbs to boycott early elections in the four northern municipalities of the Republic of Kosovo as dangerous. According to him, it is difficult to predict how the whole process will go away. Meanwhile, today the deputy chairman of the Serbian List [...]
According to him, it is difficult to predict how the whole process will go away. Meanwhile, today the deputy chairman of the Serbian List, has said that after meeting with President Aleksandar Vuciq, they will decide whether to participate in these elections.
According to Janjaq, early elections could be an akison organised by the United States of America, and is in Vuciqi's hand if I call for their boycott.
The first “is that this is part of a broad action Belgrade is informed about and co-ordinated by the American administration. Serbia's President Aleksandar Vuciq will now be forced to decide whether he will call for the boycott of these” elections, Janiq told the Belgrade news agency Beta.
He considers, however, that there will be no calls for boycott, since such an action, according to him “would bring back all international community criticism from Serbia and Serbs, as guilty of violating the Brussels Agreement, while the agreement envisions participation in Kosovo institutions”.
By May, until official election announcement, no final position of Serbia should be expected for that election, he has said, adding that it is almost certain that Belgrade will hide its next steps until that is possible
There is a moment when Kosovo authorities can say how they manage to ensure the implementation and respect of Kosovo laws throughout the territory of Kosovo, and then remove the tax on Serbian and BiH products. In the event of such a order of action, conditions would be created to continue preparations for the revival of dialogue, which would be good for all, both the international community and Pristina, and for Belgrade”, he has added.
The next option is to drag the whole process and postpone elections, which could cause increased instability and nervousness among Serbs in northern Kosovo.
The third option is serious frustration, with the risk of tensions and conflicts, but according to Ynjiqi, such a solution is at least expected, and that at this point you see neither Belgrade's interest nor Pristina's that the situation escalates into confrontation.
It is a fact that gradual radicalisation can lead from the incidents, but at the moment I see neither Belgrade nor Pristina's interest in something like this to happen, Koha.net Janjiqi quoted him as saying.
