Shaip Kamberi, an Albanian candidate running for a seat at the Serbian Parliament, is calling to repeat the elections in the Presevo Valley claiming ‘irregularities’ at the polls.
In a status shared on Facebook, Kamberi said the elections were ‘neither free nor democratic’.
Despite receiving over 9,500 votes, Kamberi noted that it might not be enough to secure a seat in the Serbian legislative chamber.
Kamberi claimed that the inactivation of the mailing addresses belonging to ethnic Albanian citizens was in part to be blamed for the low voter turnout.
“The inactivation of Albanian settlements which resulted in their removal from electoral lists delegitimized the electoral process, especially in Presevo Valley. Many Albanians were denied their fundamental rights, the right to vote”, he said.
Kamberi also thanked all those citizens who came out to vote and their outpouring support.
Shaip Kamberi was the only Albanian MP at the Serbian Parliament, prior to the recent general elections.
Although Albania and Serbia are part of the Open Balkan initiative, Albanians living in the Presevo Valley have continuously denounced Belgrade over alleged ‘discriminative policies’.
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