"Democracy in Action" called on Osmani to start the consultations on postponing the elections

The non-governmental organization, Democracy in Action, announced that the insistence on holding elections in the four northern municipalities of Kosovo was tactless in the current circumstances.

This organization reminds that one of the main principles of elections is free voting.

"The development of all procedures with the help of numerous security forces, under direct threat to the lives of the election officials, as well as the citizens and candidates, contradicts such a principle. On the other hand, it is more than evident that the Central Election Commission considers it almost impossible to carry out relevant election activities for the regular holding of these elections. In fact, the CEC failed to do such a thing even with the help of the police. Based on this situation, it is hard to believe that it is possible to guarantee the security of hundreds of people who will be engaged as electoral staff on Election Day or even thousands of citizens who have the right to vote. In addition, there may be problems with the opening of voting centers," their announcement states.

"Democracy in Action" called on the President of Kosovo, Vjosa Osmani, to start consultations with relevant people to postpone the elections in the north of Kosovo.

They point out that due to the current circumstances, there is a lack of security for the members of the election commission, a lack of candidates from the Community of Serb-majority Municipalities in the election process, and that there is little probability of citizen participation in the elections.