{"id":63933,"date":"2023-12-19T10:20:14","date_gmt":"2023-12-19T09:20:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=63933"},"modified":"2023-12-19T10:20:14","modified_gmt":"2023-12-19T09:20:14","slug":"cec-paves-way-for-the-organization-of-petitions-for-the-removal-of-mayors-in-the-north","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/cec-paves-way-for-the-organization-of-petitions-for-the-removal-of-mayors-in-the-north\/","title":{"rendered":"CEC paves way for the organization of petitions for the removal of mayors in the north"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Central Election Commission in Kosovo announced on Monday that it has responded to the request of the heads of municipal assemblies in three predominantly Serbian-inhabited municipalities in the north to open the way for organizing petitions for the removal of the current mayors of these municipalities.<\/p>\n<p>The spokesperson for the Election Commission, Valmir Elezi, stated that the heads of the municipal assemblies in Leposavic, Zubin Potok, and North Mitrovica have been informed of the updated number of registered voters.<\/p>\n<p>The response from the Central Election Commission followed an initiative by some Serbian citizens in the north of Kosovo who, at the beginning of December, submitted a request for the organization of petitions for the removal of mayors, according to an administrative instruction approved by the Kosovo Government in early September.<\/p>\n<p>According to the administrative instruction, the petition request must be signed by at least 20 percent of eligible voters in that municipality. Signatures must be collected within a period of 30 days, with the possibility of extending the deadline by an additional 15 days, and they will be verified by the Central Election Commission.<\/p>\n<p>To remove the mayor of a municipality through a petition, 50 percent plus one of eligible voters in that municipality must vote in favor. If the petition fails, another petition cannot be organized for the next 12 months.<\/p>\n<p>The legal changes aimed to pave the way for the removal of Albanian mayors from the four northern municipalities not recognized by the Serbian citizens, who constitute the majority in the area. 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