Kosovo’s Prime Minister, Albin Kurti, accused Serbia on Sunday of directly interfering in the February 9 parliamentary elections in Kosovo and influencing the election of Serbian and other minority deputies.

“The state apparatus of Serbia has made extraordinary efforts to harm rival Serbian parties, particularly the Party for Freedom, Justice, and Survival and the Serbian Democracy Party, as well as voters from other community parties, mainly Roma and Ashkali,” he stated.

The Party for Freedom, Justice, and Survival is led by Nenad Rašić, who serves as a minister in Kurti’s government, appointed after the Serbian List withdrew from Kosovo’s institutions.

According to Kurti, representatives from almost all other Serbian political parties withdrew from the race due to threats they received.

He stated that such incidents were recorded in the four Serb-majority municipalities in northern Kosovo, as well as in six other municipalities in the south of the country.

“For most of these cases, our institutions have evidence that, for the sake of privacy and security of Serbian citizens, is not beneficial to make public,” Kurti said.

The European Union’s election observation mission, in its presentation of preliminary findings on the February 9 elections, stated that Serbia had interfered in the elections through pressure on Serbian voters in Kosovo.

Germany also accused Serbia of interfering in the elections in Kosovo.

According to data from Kosovo’s Central Election Commission, the Serbian List – which enjoys official support from Belgrade – received over 38,000 votes, while Rašić’s party secured around 4,000 votes.

Kosovo’s Constitution guarantees ten out of 120 parliamentary seats for the Serbian community and another ten for other non-majority communities.