Voting began today at 7:00 AM in Kosovo’s diplomatic missions in Europe for the upcoming parliamentary elections scheduled for Sunday, February 9. Voting in the diplomatic and consular missions in the United States and Canada will start later at 1:00 PM Central European Time. Pročitaj više

The Central Election Commission (CEC) announced in a press conference that voting will take place at 43 polling stations across 16 embassies and 14 consulates of Kosovo, located in 19 different countries.

A total of 20,324 voters have registered to vote at these 30 diplomatic missions.

The right to vote in the Kosovo Assembly elections is held by 2,075,868 citizens, who will be able to exercise their voting rights at 941 polling centers and 2,533 voting stations, according to the CEC.

Petkovic: Displaced Serbs will be able to vote in Kosovo on Sunday

The Director of the Office for Kosovo and Metohija, Petar Petkovic, denied claims by some Pristina-based media that Serbs displaced from Kosovo would not be allowed to travel by bus to the elections in Kosovo on Sunday, February 9.

Petkovic stated in a press release that this was fake news aimed at preventing Serbs from going to vote on Sunday.

“From the international community, Belgrade received a clear and firm assurance last night that there will be no changes to the procedures for the entry of internally displaced Serbs to vote, and they will be allowed to exercise their voting rights without obstacles or interference,” said Petkovic.

He also added that international partners had confirmed to the official Belgrade that their representatives would be present at the administrative crossings to ensure the unhindered entry of displaced Serbs to vote, as the Serbian authorities had informed them multiple times through diplomatic channels.

The Ministry of Infrastructure of Kosovo had announced that buses with Serbs coming to vote would not be allowed entry, unless they are part of regular routes or obtain permission from the relevant authorities.

At the same time, Kosovo’s police announced that only carriers with registered international routes, including Serbia, would be allowed to enter Kosovo that day.

The Kosovo parliamentary elections will be held tomorrow, February 9.

More than two million people will have the right to vote for one of the 28 lists, with about one hundred thousand of them living outside Kosovo.

Within Kosovo itself, 1,970,944 citizens have the right to vote, while 104,924 individuals are registered to vote from abroad.