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Post by sevenofnine on Apr 21, 2024 11:34:23 GMT -5
No word if guy named Franz Ferindard running LOL! The ballot follows mayoral elections last April which were overwhelmingly boycotted by ethnic Serbs as part of a campaign for greater autonomy. Residents in four Serb-majority municipalities in northern Kosovo cast their votes on Sunday on removing their ethnic Albanian mayors from office. The referendum, endorsed by Western nations, aims to alleviate tensions between Kosovo and neighbouring Serbia, both aspiring for European Union membership. How UN resolution commemorating 1995's Srebrenica massacre is igniting tensions? t.co/99k4FgkOj8pic.twitter.com/mzPXJNwdQkSerbia endorses calls for mayors' resignation The main ethnic Serb party in Kosovo, Srpska List, which maintains close ties with Belgrade, has urged a boycott of the vote. An estimated 46,500 residents are anticipated to participate in 47 polling stations, with a majority vote required for the mayors to step down. In June, Kosovo's Prime Minister Albin Kurti proposed new elections in North Mitrovica, Zvecan, Leposavic, and Zubin Potok if 20 per cent of the municipalities' electorates supported a petition for the polls. Residents voted in favour of the petition in January. Upon the assumption of office by Albanian mayors last May, Kosovo Serbs clashed with security forces, including NATO-led KFOR peacekeepers, resulting in injuries to 93 troops amid protests against the election results. www.euronews.com/2024/04/21/serb-majority-areas-vote-on-albanian-mayors-fate-in-kosovo-referendumKosovo, formerly a Serbian province, saw a shift in status following a 78-day NATO bombing campaign in 1999, which ended a conflict between Ser
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