Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti has stated that only after the new elections in the north, can there be new mayors. According to him, the municipal buildings there are assets of the state.

Kurti said that the rule of law must apply to everyone and that there can be no privileged minority, adding that all communities should be freed from elements with extremist ideologies.

“I understand that the elections held in the north of Kosovo had very low turnout and the legitimacy is weak, but they have some legitimacy, while others have no legitimacy at all. Therefore, after the new elections, there may be new mayors. There cannot be mayors without new elections, and the offices and buildings of the municipalities in Leposavić, Zvečan, and Zubin Potok are assets of Kosovo,” said Kurti.

Furthermore, the Prime Minister stated that the calls for pressure are addressed to the wrong side.

“Everything is moving towards normalization, and this could be done even faster if it weren’t for the obstructions from Belgrade. To achieve normalization, the address where pressure should be applied is not Pristina, which is the capital of the most democratic state and has the most professional police force in the Balkans, but Belgrade, which has not distanced itself from the crimes of Milošević,” Kurti said.