2023 Kosovan local elections

Local elections will be held four municipalities in the north of Kosovo on 23 April 2023.[1] They were initially scheduled to be held in December 2022 but were subsequently postoned.[2] The elections will be held in the four Serb-majority municipalities of Leposavić, North Mitrovica, Zubin Potok and Zvečan, located in North Kosovo.[3] The elections will be boycotted by the biggest Serb political party in Kosovo, the Serb List, following its departure from Kosovan institutions and the resignation of their mayors in North Kosovo in November.[4][5] Among the declared candidates, there were only two from the Serb community. Aleksandar Arsenijević, candidate for mayor of the municipality of North Mitrovica withdrew his candidacy on 2 December.[6][7] Only the Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK) and Vetëvendosje (LVV) have mayoral candidates in all four municipalities.[8][9] Kosovo President Vjosa Osmani had initially set 25 December as the polling date for the municipal assemblies of Zvečan and Leposavić in the north of Kosovo.[10]

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Results

Leposavić
Candidate for Mayor Party % Popular vote
Aleksandar Jablanović Party of Kosovo Serbs
Lulzim Heteni Vetëvendosje
Albulena Behluli Hetemi Democratic Party of Kosovo

North Mitrovica
Candidate for Mayor Party % Popular vote
Erden Atiq Vetëvendosje
Taulant Kelmendi Democratic Party of Kosovo
Betim Osmani Mitrovica Civic Initiative

Zubin Potok
Candidate for Mayor Party % Popular vote
Flatron Hasani Vetëvendosje
Izmir Zeqiri Democratic Party of Kosovo

Zvečan
Candidate for Mayor Party % Popular vote
Slađana Pantović Independent
Fetah Peci Vetëvendosje
Ilir Peci Democratic Party of Kosovo

References
  1. "Kosovo delays local election in Serbian majority areas – DW – 12/10/2022". dw.com. Retrieved 2022-12-13.
  2. "Predsednica raspisala izbore na severu Kosova 18. decembra". Radio Slobodna Evropa (in Serbo-Croatian). Retrieved 2022-11-28.
  3. "Izbori na severu Kosova raspisani za 18. decembar". BBC News na srpskom (in Serbian). Retrieved 2022-11-28.
  4. "Sve srpske partije bojkutuju lokalne izbore na severu Kosova". Radio Slobodna Evropa (in Serbo-Croatian). Retrieved 2022-11-28.
  5. "Neki bojkotuju, neki najavljuju izlazak, a neki i ćute: Moguća promena odluke Srpske liste - Politika - Dnevni list Danas" (in Serbian). 2022-11-23. Retrieved 2022-11-28.
  6. "Aleksandar Arsenijević (Srpski opstanak) povukao kandidaturu za gradonačelnika Severne Mitrovice - Politika - Dnevni list Danas" (in Serbian). 2022-12-02. Retrieved 2022-12-02.
  7. Kosovo Online (2022-12-05). "CIK potvrdila da je Arsenijević povukao kandidaturu za gradonačelnika Severne Mitrovice" (in Serbian). Retrieved 2022-12-05.
  8. KoSSev (2022-11-28). "CIK overio prijave za izbore na Severu, objavljena imena kandidata". KoSSev (in Serbian). Retrieved 2022-11-28.
  9. "Kosovë, certifikohen kandidatët për kryetarë në katër komunat me shumicë serbe". www.aa.com.tr. Retrieved 2022-11-28.
  10. "Izbori za Skupštine opština Zvečan i Leposavić 25. decembra". Radio KiM (in Serbian). Retrieved 2022-12-03.
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