2007 Kosovan local elections

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Municipal elections were held in Kosovo on November 17, 2007, at the same time as elections to the Assembly of Kosovo, with a second round for the mayoral elections held on 2007-12-08.[1] The date was originally set for September 1, 2007 by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Joachim Rücker (head of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo).[2]

The elections were held in Kosovo's thirty municipalities, and for the first time, local mayors were directly elected.[3]

Joachim Rücker decided not to officially recognise the election results in mainly Serb-populated municipalities where Albanians were elected due to the Serb election boycott.[4]

Main contenders[]

Three Kosovo Serb lists registered for the election very early:[5]

  • Multi-Ethnic Council of Plemetin
  • Kosovo Movement
  • Civil Initiative for Novo Brdo and Zubin Potok

In total, 50 lists participated the elections.[6] Many of the lists participating in the local elections were Serbian, as opposed to the parliamentary elections, where only eight Serbian lists participated.[7]

Alliances[]

The Democratic Party of Kosovo, which won the Assembly election, and the New Kosovo Alliance agreed in early December 2007, prior to the second round of the elections, to form coalitions at the local level wherever possible.[1]

Results[]

The results of the mayoral elections in the thirty municipalities were as follows:

Due to the Kosovan Serbs' election boycott, no run-off election was held in Leposavić, Zubin Potok and Zvečan.[8]

According to the final results, party control of the municipal councils is as follows:[9]

Turnout in the second round was 31%.

Results by municipality[]

Mitrovica District[]

Mitrovica[]

Candidate for Mayor Party Votes %
Bajram Rexhepi Democratic Party of Kosovo 8,599 36.51
Sadri Ferati Democratic League of Kosovo 5,628 23.90
Nexhmedin Spahiu New Kosovo Alliance 5,437 23.08
Mustafë Pllana Democratic League of Dardania 1,704 7.23
Nysret Maxhera ORA 893 3.79
Bahri Xhaferi Alliance for the Future of Kosovo 724 3.07
Shefqet Ibrahimi Justice Party 317 1.35
Faruk Mujka Ecological Party of Kosovo 251 1.07
Total valid votes 23,553 100
Second Round
Candidate for Mayor Party Votes %
Bajram Rexhepi Democratic Party of Kosovo 8,861 56.04
Sadri Ferati Democratic League of Kosovo 6,950 43.96
Total valid votes 15,811 100
Municipal Assembly Results
Party Votes % Seats
Democratic Party of Kosovo 8,289 36.30 15
New Kosovo Alliance 4,859 21.28 9
Democratic League of Kosovo 4,829 21.15 9
Democratic League of Dardania 1,789 7.83 3
Alliance for the Future of Kosovo 1,118 4.90 2
ORA 1,038 4.55 2
Justice Party 352 1.54 1
Turkish Democratic Party of Kosovo 154 0.67 -
PDAK 123 0.54 -
Ecological Party of Kosovo 112 0.49 -
Party of Democratic Action 71 0.31 -
Xhylazim Peci 44 0.19 -
Balli Kombêtar 40 0.18 -
Albanian Republican Party 11 0.05 -
Strength of Serbia Movement for Kosovo and Metohija 5 0.02 -
Totals 22,834 100 41

Skenderaj[]

Candidate for Mayor Party Votes %
Sami Lushtaku Democratic Party of Kosovo 18,338 80.50
Fadil Geci Democratic League of Dardania 2,842 12.48
Basri Lushtaku New Kosovo Alliance 768 3.37
Rushit Haliti Independent 424 1.86
Kemail Shaqiri Alliance for the Future of Kosovo 407 1.79
Total valid votes 22,779 100
Municipal Assembly Results
Party Votes % Seats
Democratic Party of Kosovo 20,003 86.22 27
Democratic League of Dardania 1,847 7.96 3
New Kosovo Alliance 709 3.06 1
Democratic League of Kosovo 235 1.01 -
Justice Party 177 0.76 -
ORA 132 0.57 -
Alliance for the Future of Kosovo 97 0.42 -
Totals 23,200 100 31

Vushtrri[]

Candidate for Mayor Party Votes %
Bajram Mulaku Democratic Party of Kosovo 7,471 34.70
Muharrem Shabani (incumbent) Civic Initiative: "Democratic Union" 4,980 23.13
Hajzer Krasniqi Democratic League of Kosovo 4,016 18.65
Naim Azemi New Kosovo Alliance 1,464 6.80
Menderes Ibra Alliance for the Future of Kosovo 1,270 5.90
Lutfi Bilalli Democratic League of Dardania 1,036 4.81
Sabit Kadriu Independent 660 3.07
Abit Asllani ORA 492 2.28
Nexhat Sopjani Albanian Republican Party 143 0.66
Total valid votes 21,532 100
Second Round
Candidate for Mayor Party Votes %
Bajram Mulaku Democratic Party of Kosovo 7,697 56.99
Muharrem Shabani (incumbent) Civic Initiative: "Democratic Union" 5,808 43.01
Total valid votes 13,505 100
Municipal Assembly Results
Party Votes % Seats
Democratic Party of Kosovo 7,765 38.66 13
Democratic League of Kosovo 4,603 22.92 7
New Kosovo Alliance 2,119 10.55 3
Civic Initiative "Democratic Union" 1,358 6.76 2
Alliance for the Future of Kosovo 1,137 5.66 2
Democratic League of Dardania 1,073 5.34 2
Justice Party 727 3.62 1
ORA 620 3.09 1
Union of Independent Social Democrats of Kosovo and Metohija 244 1.21 -
Sabit Kadriu 159 0.79 -
Turkish Democratic Party of Kosovo 132 0.66 -
PDAK 73 0.36 -
National Movement for the Liberation of Kosovo 37 0.18 -
New Democracy 15 0.07 -
Albanian Republican Party 14 0.07 -
Independent Liberal Party 5 0.02 -
Strength of Serbia Movement for Kosovo and Metohija 3 0.01 -
Totals 20,084 100 31

Unrecognized results in predominantly Serb communities[]

The Serb community in northern Kosovo generally boycotted the 2007 local elections. Although elections were formally held and results certified for Leposavić, Zubin Potok, and Zvečan, the turnouts were extremely low, the outcomes were not recognized internationally or in the communities in question, and the winning candidates never took power. The Pristina authorities ultimately chose to extend the mandates of the previous mayors in these municipalities, a decision that the mayors in question dismissed as irrelevant.[10]

Leposavić[]

Candidate for Mayor Party Votes %
Nebojša Kostović Civic Initiative "G17 Plus - Leposavić" 2 40.00
Tomislav Radosavljević Civic Initiative "Together" 2 40.00
Srboljub Milićević Movement for Sočanica 1 20.00
Svetomir Milojević Civic Initiative "Work and Trust" 0 0.00
Total valid votes 5 100

Note: There was no second-round vote.

Municipal Assembly Results
Party Votes % Seats
Democratic League of Dardania 24 85.71 13
Civic Initiative "G17 Plus - Leposavić" 1 3.57 1
Civic Initiative "Together" 1 3.57 1
Movement for Sočanica 1 3.57 1
Strength of Serbia Movement for Kosovo and Metohija - Bogoljub Karić 1 3.57 1
Civic Initiative "Work and Trust" 0 0.00 -
Party of Democratic Action 0 0.00 -
Totals 28 100 17

Zubin Potok[]

Candidate for Mayor Party Votes %
Rrustem Ferizi Democratic Party of Kosovo 208 70.75
Aziz Hasani New Kosovo Alliance 86 29.25
Total valid votes 294 100
Municipal Assembly Results
Party Votes % Seats
Democratic League of Kosovo 226 47.68 8
Democratic Party of Kosovo 190 40.08 7
New Kosovo Alliance 54 11.39 2
Democratic League of Dardania 4 0.84 -
Totals 474 100 17

Zvečan[]

Candidate for Mayor Party Votes %
Desimir Petković G17 Plus Zvečan 4 80.00
Miroljub Milentijević Sokolovi 1 20.00
Total valid votes 5 100
Municipal Assembly Results
Party Votes % Seats
Democratic League of Dardania 25 100.00 17
G17 Plus Zvečan 0 0.00 -
Zvečan Youth 0 0.00 -
Strength of Serbia Movement for Kosovo and Metohija–Bogoljub Karić 0 0.00 -
Sokolovi 0 0.00 -
Totals 25 100 17

Sources:[11][12][13]

External links[]

References[]

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  2. ^ Al Jazeera English - News - Un Announces Kosovo Elections
  3. ^ "B92 - News - Politics - UNMIK sets date for Kosovo elections". Archived from the original on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2007-09-01.
  4. ^ "B92 - News - Politics - Ruecker: No change in Serb municipalities". Archived from the original on 2011-06-06. Retrieved 2007-12-05.
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