Serb member of Kosovo CIK leaves session in protest over documents

Veselinovic said that such a move violated the law and electoral rules which CIK should implement.

“The decision violets Election Law’s article 90 and Election Rules article 16 which stipulate that during the vote, all valid IDs can be used except the drivers’ licences which must be issued in Kosovo,” he added. 

He recalled the law was respected during all previous elections and described the new decision as “political and illegal,” and “directed against Kosovo’s Serbs to prevent as many of them as possible to vote and choose their representatives.”

“I reiterate that it’s illegal for the CIK to bring decisions during the election process which violate the law, disabling the voting right to the citizens of Serb nationality,” Veselinovic said.