DnV: Election process wrapped up regularly, election reform to be priority of next legislature

They have said that numerous election processes within a short period have been clearly seen in voter fatigue, in the less intensive campaign and in the lowest voter turnout, but according to DnV itself, the process was not accompanied by incidents or irregularities that would violate the general integrity of the elections.

The election management was generally professional. Publishing results, counting at the Municipal Counting Centre, working at the Counting and Results Centre, handling votes outside Kosovo, and reviewing complaints took place without major tensions and without procrastination that would undermine the credibility of the process. However, the elections again highlighted several issues Kosovo continues to carry from one electoral process to another, including lack of pre-funding, violating equal electoral competition by executive decisions, insufficient transparency of the financing of political subjects during elections, especially in digital space and candidates, voter difficulties to find deployment, limited access to disabled persons, as well as challenges related to preferential votes and voting outside Kosovo”, it reportedly.

They have announced they are finalising the final monitoring reports of these elections, which have said they will publish in the coming weeks and include full findings for the election process and recommendations for the responsible institutions.

“DnV calls on Kosovo's Assembly, after the institution, for electoral reform to set first priorities. Likewise, the Central Election Commission, the Election Panel for Anxiety and Parastance, the Supreme Court, the institutions of justice, municipalities and other institutions involved in the process should address the recommendations seriously and turn them into concrete actions. Election reform should be comprehensive, transparent and based on concrete experiences of recent election cycles. It must address not only the technical issues of administration, but also the broader elements of the electoral system that impact representation, equality of competition, public confidence and institutional functionality”, the communique says.