21 minutes agoOsmani: We're ready for elections in the north, but we need international competition.
Periskopi(3 years ago)
(3 years ago)Kosovo President Vjosa Osmani, in an interview for “Politco”, has said she has made it clear since June 1st that Kosovo is ready to organise new elections in four municipalities in the north. But Osmani has said it takes internationals to ensure they do not allow Serbia's president, Aleksandar [...]
Kosovo President Vjosa Osmani, in an interview for “Politco”, has said she has made it clear since June 1st that Kosovo is ready to organise new elections in four municipalities in the north. But, Osmani has said it takes internationals to be careful not to allow Serbia's president, Aleksandar Vuciq, to intervene again in another country's elections.
We are willing to hold these elections, the problem is that the Serb community living in northern Kosovo, which is only one third of all Serbs living in Kosovo, is afraid of people who are paid, supported and promoted by Serbia's own president, Aleksandar Vuciq, and Serbia. They are pressured not to participate in the elections. We are still not seeing movement where Vucin will stop interfering in another state's” election, Osmani has declared.
She has said that the boycott of elections in the north was not voluntary, but was the cause of pressure being put on the local population in the north. She has said there have been cases that Serbs who have wanted to vote have been beaten or kidnapped by people of Serbia's secret service, who are headed by Aleksandar Vulin, a man on the US blacklist.
Osmani has said it must ensure that everything is done in full co-ordination with international partners and allies to avoid tensions.
“Tensions do not help anyone, make people feel insecure, remove potential investors from our country, although Kosovo is a very secure state. And tensions also take so much energy from institutions, instead of dealing with reforming the education system, health, and creating jobs. Kosovo's story is the history of joint shares. We've always been successful when we worked together with partners, Allied”, Ousmane stressed.
