Thaci-The Constitutional Court for Elections in Podujevo: I respected the Constitution and defended the health of the population

A few days ago, the data that is publishing the Kosovo National Public Health Institute ( The IKPK is talking about the large number of infected people with the Cavido-19 virus. These numbers are only growing from day to day.

Just in order to prevent the spread of this virus, Kosovo President Hashim Thaci had decided on March 14th to postpone the date of extraordinary elections for the mayor of the Podujevo municipality, which would be held the following day, March 15th. The ruling in question had come after the CEC's request for the postponement of these elections, because on the same day, The IKPK had recommended suspending these elections in order to prevent spread of pandemic.

President Thaci's decision to postpone these elections has been submitted to the Constitutional Court by the deputies of the Vetevendosje Movement, who have sought to assess the constitutionality of this decision.

Kosova Prees has seen the volume comments Kosovo President Thaci has submitted to the Constitutional Court, which has demanded that Vetevendosje deputies' request be declared unacceptable.

President Thaci has concluded that through the postponement of these elections “has acted within the framework of its constitutionally defined competencies and with legislation to power “, as well as “has acted on the public benefit and interest of citizens, in the protection of public health and constitutional values of the Republic of Kosovo, with the aim of avoiding and preventing the spread of COVID-19, having priority for citizens' health and coping with the pandemia on COVI-193x>.

In summary of the facts, the country's president has indicated he has made this decision following the Central Election Commission's request (March 14th 2020) to temporarily suspend this election aimed at preventing the spread of COVID-19. This CEC request was made after the same day, The IKPK had recommended suspension.

Also, the country's president has told the Constitutional Court that when he made a decision to postpone these elections, the Kosovo Government's decision -- which was then headed by Vetevendosje head Albin Kurti -- through which every public institution was reduced to essential actions and essential staff.

This is the first time that in the Republic of Kosovo, institutions are forced to postpone the election process because of the circumstances created. For the same reason, the extraordinary elections for mayor of northern Mitrovica have been postponed.

According to IKKPK's latest data, the number of dead persons has reached 97, meanwhile, the number of active cases infected with COVID-19 is 2,259 cases. In the last 24 hours, out of 205 new cases only from the Podujevo municipality are 13 cases.