2020 Kosovan local elections

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Local mayoral by-elections were held in the Kosovo[a] municipalities of North Mitrovica and Podujevo on 29 November 2020. The election in Podujevo was originally scheduled for 15 March 2020 but was rescheduled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The by-elections in both municipalities were necessitated by the incumbent mayor resigning to join the Government of Kosovo. Podujevo mayor resigned to become minister of the interior in Albin Kurti's first administration, while North Mitrovica mayor Goran Rakić resigned to become a deputy prime minister in Avdullah Hoti's government.[1]

Results[]

As expected, the Serb List won the by-election in North Mitrovica without any difficulty. Vetëvendosje, which was then in opposition in the Assembly of the Republic of Kosovo, won a somewhat unexpected first-round victory in Podujevo.

North Mitrovica[]

CandidatePartyVotes%
Milan RadojevićSerb List7,91689.54
Erden AtiqVetëvendosje3513.97
Florent AzemiDemocratic Party of Kosovo3183.60
Dušan MilunovićIndependent2562.90
Total8,841100.00
Source: Kosovo Server Portal

Podujevo[]

CandidatePartyVotes%
Vetëvendosje18,28651.87
Nexhmi RudariDemocratic League of Kosovo12,62735.82
Naim FetahuDemocratic Party of Kosovo4,34112.31
Total35,254100.00
Source: Kosova Press

Notes[]

  1. ^ 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[]

  1. ^ "Milan Radojević kandidat za gradonačelnika Severne Mitrovice", Kosovo sever portal, 29 October 2020, accessed 17 January 2022.
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