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Sejdiu calls on Serbs to participate in Kosovo elections

Thu, Aug 06 2009 11:28 CET

byRene Beekman

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Sejdiu calls on Serbs to participate in Kosovo elections

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During a visit to two villages in the Leposavich municipality on August 5, Kosovo president Fatmir Sejdiu called on Serbs to participate in local elections, Bulgarian news agency quoted Tanyug agency as saying.

Serb participation would contribute to a better future for the republic, Sejdiu was quoted as saying.

Kosovo is to hold municipal elections on November 15 2009, including in five municipalities in which ethnic Serbs make up the majority.

In June 2009, when announcing the date for the elections, Sejdiu had already urged ethnic Serbs to participate, saying in an earlier interview with AFP that they were being held hostage by "an irrational policy on the part of Belgrade".

During his visit to the two villages in August, Sejdiu said: "I am here to tell you that you have our full support, the support of institutions of the Republic of Kosovo, that we are with you and will always support the development of this part of Kosovo," BTA said.

As far as Kosovo institutions were concerned, "all citizens are free and equal, irrespective of ethnic differences," Sejdiu was quoted by BTA as saying.

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Anonymous Agron Forlani Tue, Oct 06 2009 08:06 CET
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one more fact...Eight Kosovo Serbs are expected to run as candidates for Mayor of Graçanica, new Municipality to be created in Kosovo as foreseen in the Ahtisari Plan. Elections will take place on November 15 which is the day of local elections throughout Kosovo.

Five of the candidates work in Serb parallel institutions, two in Kosovo institutions, whereas the eighth is Momcilo Trajkovic, well known Kosovo Serb politician and at present owner of an agricultural company.



Rada Trajkovic, another well known Kosovo Serb politician, earlier had announced her [...]

 Read the full comment participation in the race for Graçanica mayor but she gave up at the last moment.




Anonymous Agron FORLANI Tue, Oct 06 2009 07:36 CET
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allways peggy ncncncnccnn
they allready didit...read Civic Initiative for the Municipality of Ranilug is the latest Kosovo Serb political entity which has been certified to run for the upcoming local elections. The Municipality of Ranilug is a new Kosovo Serb municipality to be created under the decentralisation plan as foreseen by the Constitution of the Republic of Kosovo.
The authorities in Serbia are doing their outmost to discourage Kosovo Serbs from participating in the Kosovo local elections ...

Anonymous Peggy Thu, Aug 06 2009 15:19 CET
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Sedju can talk till he is blue in the fact but it won't do him any good.
Serbs will NOT legitimize that stillborn and illegal state.
He needs Serbs to legitimize that creature "Kosova" but it won't happen.

Keep dreming.


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