en.vijesti.me<https://en.vijesti.me/world-a/balkan/793758/Kosovo%27s-Cik-did-not-declare-the-results-of-the-Serbian-list--Belgrade-condemns-Cakoli--what-happened-is-absurd> Kosovo CEC did not declare the results of the Serbian List, Belgrade condemns; Cakoli: What happened is absurd Vijesti 5–6 minutes ________________________________
Kosovo Parliament Building, Photo: Shutterstock <https://en.vijesti.me/Author/58/radio-free-europe> 01.02.2026. 08:22h The Central Election Commission (CEC) announced yesterday the final results of the December 28 snap parliamentary elections in Kosovo, but not for the Serbian List. The election of nine deputies from the Serbian List, the largest Serbian party in Kosovo, to the future convocation of the Kosovo Assembly has not been confirmed, which has been condemned by official Belgrade. Three CEC members voted in favor, two from the Self-Determination movement voted against, while the remaining members abstained. The president of the CEC, Krešnik Radonići, said that parties have the right to appeal the results within 48 hours to the Election Complaints and Appeals Panel. Eugen Cakoli of the Kosovo Democratic Institute (KDI) said in a Facebook post that the CEC committed violations, first by publishing the results before the legal deadline for complaints, and then by publishing “partial” results. "What happened today is absurd. Every member who voted against or abstained, if they had real doubts about the results, should have appealed. The situation is not resolved by political voting within the CEC, nor by blocking or allowing the results according to the interests of the moment," Cakoli said yesterday. Đurić: CEC decision an attack on the political rights of Serbs Reacting to the CEC's decision, Serbian Foreign Minister Marko Đurić assessed that it represents another serious attack on the political rights of the Serbian people in Kosovo. "Instead of de-escalation and restoring trust, we are witnessing new moves that deepen distrust and confirm that the systematic disenfranchisement of Serbs remains the practice, not the exception," Đurić wrote on the X network. He added that he is particularly concerned that this move is happening at a time when the European Union is beginning the process of lifting measures against the government of Albin Kurti, assessing that this step has clearly not contributed to "ceasing pressure" on Serbs and other non-majority national communities in Kosovo. The Serbian List called the decision "shameful" Srpska Lista official Igor Simić called the Central Election Commission's decision not to confirm the party's election results "shameful", noting that the regime of acting Prime Minister Albin Kurti is trying to prevent members of the Serbian community from electing their own representatives. He underlined that the Serbian List will file an appeal against this "illegal and anti-Serbian decision". "With this decision, Kurti wants to negate the 42.759 votes of adult Serbs who wanted to clearly show who they want in the institutions and who they consider worthy of fighting for their rights and representing them within the institutions. The Central Election Commission has lost the epithet of an independent institution," Simić said in a statement to the media. He expressed his expectation that election observers would react to what he called the violation of the rights of the Serbian people and the threat to the election process. In 2023, the EU introduced punitive measures against Kosovo – the suspension of funding and all bilateral meetings with representatives of the Kosovo government in response to violent incidents in northern Kosovo, when Albanian mayors of municipalities in northern Kosovo entered municipal buildings. Đurić said that Serbia will continue to insist with international partners on full respect for the political and electoral rights of the Serbian people. According to CEC data, the Self-Determination Movement won 51,10 percent of the vote, or 57 seats in the Kosovo Assembly, the Democratic Party of Kosovo 20,19 percent of the vote or 22 seats, the Democratic Alliance of Kosovo 13,24 percent of the vote or 15 seats, and the Alliance for the Future of Kosovo 5,50 percent of the vote or six seats. Of the seats reserved for the Serbian minority, nine seats were won by the Serbian List, and one seat by the Party for Freedom, Justice and Survival. Bonus video: Next Stay Close ✕ -- http:www.antic.org --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "SERBIAN NEWS NETWORK" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/senet/SA1PR13MB54422888EAC60CAADF1CCAC4AE9AA%40SA1PR13MB5442.namprd13.prod.outlook.com.
