Prestina, Kosovo (APP) – Kosovars began to vote on Sunday Parliamentary elections Considered a key test for the prime minister Alibin do Which won the land slide four years ago by the governing party.
This is the first time since independence in 2008 that Kosovo’s parliament has completed a four -year mandate. This is the ninth parliamentary vote in Kosovo. 1998-1999 war The Serbian government and ethnic al -Qaeda separatists, which advance Serbia’s forces after 78 days of NATO air campaign. Serbia does not recognize Kosovo’s independence, which was announced in 2008.
The vote will determine who will guide Kosovo in the negotiations Normalizing a relationship with SerbiaWho stopped once again last year. The talks by the United States and the European Union did not increase any party’s agenda.
About 2 million eligible voters are to put their belts at 941 polling stations. They will elect 120 lawmakers of about 600 600 candidates from 27 political groups. An independent candidate is also running.
There are 20 seats in the Kosoor Parliament, which are reserved for minorities, regardless of the election results. Which of which are for 10 Serb minority.
According to the Central Election Commission chief Krishnank Radonk, the voting began at 0600 GMT. It is about to end at 1800 GMT.
Kosovors started voting in 43 diplomatic missions around the world on Saturday, where about 100,000 dio -voters have physically cast their ballot. Others sent their votes through the post.
Karti’s left arm Vatioandosje! Or the movement of self -determination is seen as a front runner but it is not expected that they will get the majority necessary to govern alone, and it is likely that the other two contenders fail to make the cabinet even I have left the possibility of joining.
Other contenders are Kosovo’s Democratic Party, or PD, whose main leaders are present Hague tribunal The Democratic League of Kosovo, or LDK, is the oldest party in the country, who lost a lot of support after the death of Ibrahim Rogova in 2006.
The sides promised big tickets to increase public salaries and pensions, improve education and health services and fight poverty. However, they did not specify where the money would come from, nor how they would attract more foreign investment.
Kosovo, which has a population of 1.6 million, is one of the poorest European countries in which the annual gross domestic production is less than 6,000 euros.
Last year, some cabinet measures have been contradictory to Western powers, such as banning the use of Serbia Dinar and transferring from Serbia to members of the Kosovo ethnic minority, who rely on Belgrade’s social services and payments. The FOR of the Washington, Brussels and NATO -led Stabilization Force has called on the government to refrain from unilateral measures, fearing restoration of mutual ethnic conflict in the press.
The European Union suspended financial support for some projects almost two years ago. Brussels set terms to gradually lift the temporary move, which are linked to Kosovo, take steps to eliminate stress in the north, where most of the Serbies have minority life.
Kosovo is also suffering after 90 days of frozen on funds for various projects through the US Agency for International Development, which is a key to promoting the country’s development.
The KFOR has increased its presence in Kosovo after last year’s tension and has further increased the parliamentary election period.
A team of 100 EU MUST Observers18 will oversee 1,600 other votes from the European Council and from international or local organizations.
