{"id":81695,"date":"2025-12-02T20:05:12","date_gmt":"2025-12-02T19:05:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=81695"},"modified":"2025-12-02T20:35:23","modified_gmt":"2025-12-02T19:35:23","slug":"cec-does-not-certify-the-serbian-list-for-the-december-28-parliamentary-elections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/cec-does-not-certify-the-serbian-list-for-the-december-28-parliamentary-elections\/","title":{"rendered":"CEC does not certify the Serbian List for the December 28 parliamentary elections"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Kosovo\u2019s Central Election Commission (CEC) has not certified the Serbian List \u2013 the largest political party representing Kosovo Serbs \u2013 for the early parliamentary elections scheduled for December 28.<\/p>\n<p>The recommendation to certify the Serbian List, which is backed by Belgrade, received only 2 votes in favor, 2 against, and 7 abstentions during a CEC meeting on Tuesday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>The Serbian List may appeal this decision to the Election Complaints and Appeals Panel (ECAP).<\/p>\n<p>Members of the Vet\u00ebvendosje Movement in the CEC, Sami Kurteshi and Alban Krasniqi, were outspoken against the certification of this party and were the only ones who voted against it. During the meeting, Kurteshi stated, \u201cI have always said that this party works against Kosovo\u2019s interests.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Members of other Albanian political parties in the CEC abstained from voting. This is the third time the CEC has initially refused to certify this party, as it acted similarly for the regular parliamentary elections of February 9 and the local elections of October 12.<\/p>\n<p>In both previous cases, the ECAP overturned the CEC\u2019s decision.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kosovo\u2019s Central Election Commission (CEC) has not certified the Serbian List \u2013 the largest political party representing Kosovo Serbs \u2013 for the early parliamentary elections scheduled for December 28. 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