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“Only UNMIK can organize Kosovo elections” 19 September 2007 | 11:02 | Source: FoNet *PRIŠTINA -- An UNMIK official says that only UNMIK has the authority to call elections in Kosovo. * The statement came in response to announcements from Kosovo Minister Slobodan Samardžič on September 17, that local elections in predominantly Serb populated municipalities in Kosovo would be held parallel with the local elections in Serbia proper. “The only legitimate elections in Kosovo are those scheduled by UNMIK for November 17,” UNMIK spokesman Russell Geekie said on Tuesday. However, he declined to speculate as to what steps the international administration in the province might take if Belgrade carried out its plans, and organized local elections in certain municipalities in Kosovo. “I am familiar only with Minister Samardžić’s statement, but UNMIK has no information on the government’s official position,” added Geekie. Namely, Samardžić said on Tuesday that Prime Minister Vojislav Koštunica and President Boris Tadić had decided to call elections in predominantly Serb municipalities in Kosovo, after holding comprehensive and careful consultations. “For Serbia’s state bodies, the only relevant elections in the province will be those held at the same time as the elections in the rest of Serbia,” Samardžić said.
