Kosovo Supreme Court Rejects Election Appeals, Results Certification Set

Kosovo's Supreme Court has dismissed all five appeals lodged against the final results of the early parliamentary elections held on June 7, paving the way for the official certification of the outcomes. The Central Election Commission (CIK) promptly announced a session for the next day to confirm the election results, following the Supreme Court's decision.

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On the agenda is the confirmation of the final results of the early elections for the Assembly of the Republic of Kosovo, which were held on June 7. The meeting is scheduled after the Supreme Court ruled on the appeals submitted to this institution.

The appeals were submitted by the Srpska Lista party, Emilija Redžepi, and two candidates from the Democratic Party of Kosovo. These challenges had previously been rejected by the Election Complaints and Appeals Panel. Srpska Lista argued that a political entity, "GI – For Freedom, Justice and Survival (ZSPO)," had violated the constitutional purpose of authentic representation for the Serbian community by securing votes in municipalities with Albanian majorities.

The Supreme Court countered that according to the Constitution, voting is personal, free, and secret, and the voter registry does not contain data on voters' ethnic affiliations. The court also rejected Emilija Redžepi's lawsuit against the New Democratic Party and ZSPO as unfounded. Redžepi sought to annul votes for ZSPO, citing discrepancies between the demographic structure of residences and election results.

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According to the Constitution, voting is personal, free and secret and the voter registry does not contain data on the ethnic affiliation of voters.

Furthermore, the Supreme Court dismissed lawsuits from Bekim Hadžiu and Ćendrim Krieziu of the Democratic Party of Kosovo, who requested a recount of votes for candidates from their party. The court cited insufficient evidence to justify a recount, noting that corrections identified during a partial recount were not enough to establish grounds for irregularities. Based on the final results, Vetëvendosje secured 47.13% of the votes, translating to 53 seats, followed by the Democratic Party with 19.44% (22 seats), the Democratic League of Kosovo with 16.69% (18 seats), and the Alliance with 6.74% (7 seats). An additional 20 seats were allocated to community parties, with Srpska Lista receiving 9 of these.

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there is not enough evidence to justify a recount and that the corrections determined in the process of partial recount are not sufficient to establish the reasons for irregularities.