2019 Kosovan local elections
Local mayoral by-elections were held in the Kosovo[a] municipalities of Leposavić, North Mitrovica, Zubin Potok, and Zvečan on 17 October 2019.
All four municipalities are predominantly Kosovo Serb communities in the northern part of Kosovo, on the border with Central Serbia. The incumbents mayors of each community had resigned in November 2018 in protest against the Government of Kosovo's imposition of a one hundred per cent tax on goods from Serbia.[1] Both the Government of Serbia and the Serb List called for a high turnout from the Serb community.[2]
Results[]
The outcome of the elections was never seriously in doubt, and the Serb List won without difficulty in all four communities.[3]
Leposavić[]
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zoran Todić | Serb List | 7,296 | 96.70 | |
| Shaqir Hetemi | Democratic Party of Kosovo | 144 | 1.91 | |
| Fisnik Veseli | Vetëvendosje | 105 | 1.39 | |
| Total | 7,545 | 100.00 | ||
North Mitrovica[]
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goran Rakić | Serb List | 7,484 | 90.43 | |
| Gonxhe Çaushi | Democratic Party of Kosovo | 461 | 5.57 | |
| Erden Atiq | Vetëvendosje | 331 | 4.00 | |
| Total | 8,276 | 100.00 | ||
Zubin Potok[]
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Srđan Vulović | Serb List | 4,075 | 94.59 | |
| Hysen Mehmeti | Democratic Party of Kosovo | 123 | 2.86 | |
| Liridona Kahrimani | Vetëvendosje | 110 | 2.55 | |
| Total | 4,308 | 100.00 | ||
Zvečan[]
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vučina Janković | Serb List | 3,847 | 94.75 | |
| Ilir Peci | Democratic Party of Kosovo | 131 | 3.23 | |
| Avdi Peci | Vetëvendosje | 82 | 2.02 | |
| Total | 4,060 | 100.00 | ||
Notes[]
- ^ The political status of Kosovo is disputed. Having unilaterally declared independence from Serbia in 2008, it is formally recognised as an independent state by 97 UN member states (with another 15 recognising it at some point but then withdrawing recognition), while Serbia continues to claim it as part of its own sovereign territory.
References[]
- ^ "Градоначелници са севера КиМ ступили на дужност", Politika, 19 June 2019, accessed 12 January 2022.
- ^ "Кандидати Српске листе: Очекујемо одзив Срба већи него икад", Dnevnik, 13 May 2019, accessed 12 January 2022.
- ^ ZGJEDHJET E JASHTËZAKONSHME PËR KRYETAR KOMUNE 2019 Komisioni Qendror i Zgjedhjeve, accessed 17 January 2022.
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