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Serbian List claims victory in Kosovo elections, winning all Serb seats
๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธ Serbia /Elections & Politics

Serbian List claims victory in Kosovo elections, winning all Serb seats

From N1 Serbia · () Serbian

Translated from Serbian, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

At a glance

News Named sources Outcome reported
  • Srpska Lista claims to have won all ten seats guaranteed for the Serb community in Kosovo's parliamentary elections.
  • The party reported winning 42,166 votes, an increase from previous elections and significantly more than rival Nenad Raลกiฤ‡'s party.
  • Srpska Lista, supported by Belgrade, attributed their success to the Serbian community's resilience despite facing pressure and arrests.

According to Igor Simiฤ‡, an official from Srpska Lista, the party has secured all ten parliamentary seats designated for the Serb community in Kosovo, based on preliminary results from Serb-majority areas. Simiฤ‡ stated that Srpska Lista garnered 42,166 votes in the recent elections.

Simiฤ‡ highlighted that this vote count surpasses their performance in previous elections. He also emphasized the significant margin of victory, claiming Srpska Lista received 13 times more votes than the party led by Nenad Raลกiฤ‡. Simiฤ‡ thanked the Serbian voters for their support, noting that they cast their ballots despite facing "various pressures, arrests, and mistreatment."

Simiฤ‡ further asserted that Srpska Lista, which receives support from official Belgrade, has indeed won all ten guaranteed seats in the Kosovo Assembly for Serbs. He criticized Raลกiฤ‡, calling him "Kurti's favorite" and alleging that Raลกiฤ‡ received votes in areas where Serbs are scarce or absent.

Simiฤ‡ also mentioned that the party had spoken with Serbian President Aleksandar Vuฤiฤ‡, who congratulated them on their success. The preliminary results indicate a strong showing for Srpska Lista within the ethnic Serb community in Kosovo.

trpeli razne pritiske i bili hapลกeni i malteretirani

โ€” Igor Simiฤ‡The Srpska Lista official described the conditions under which the Serbian community voted.
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Originally published by N1 Serbia in Serbian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.