Elek: It is concerning that none of the international representatives responded to the violations of Serbian MPs' rights

The President of the Serb List, Zlatan Elek, says that the party has decided to participate in the elections announced in Kosovo for February 9, because, unlike the international community, they refuse to remain silent in the face of the terror imposed by Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti's regime on the Serbian population in the region.

“They will not intimidate us into giving up the fight for the rights of Serbs in these areas. Due to Serbian unity and solidarity, and because for us there is no turning back, the Serb List has decided to participate in the elections, where we will achieve a resounding victory together with our people,” Elek told Novosti.

He points out that the ban on Serb List MPs attending the parliamentary session in Pristina on Thursday was an unlawful and authoritarian decision by the President of the Kosovo Assembly, Glauk Konjufca, who is a close associate of Kurti. Elek says that this action reflects the position of the Serbian people under the current regime in Kosovo.

“Calling MPs who represent our people terrorists and criminals is a label they apply to all Serbs in these areas who are unwilling to serve Kurti’s regime,” Elek said.

If legally elected representatives can be publicly denied their basic rights in the Assembly, in front of cameras, in clear violation of all legal norms, Elek emphasizes, one can only imagine how they treat ordinary Serbs, especially in predominantly Albanian areas.

“Kurti and his associates are becoming more nervous every day as the elections approach, and this concerns us all, as it seems that the international representatives have given him tacit approval to terrorize Serbs. This nervousness was particularly evident after the failure of the incident in Varaga, where the plan to blame Serbs and Serbia for the event did not succeed,” Elek pointed out.

He adds that what is most concerning is the lack of response from international representatives to the incident in the Pristina parliament, where Konjufca initially barred Serb List MPs from entering the hall, and then members of Kurti’s Self-Determination Movement physically prevented them from doing so. He says this was a drastic violation of the rights of Serbian MPs and an attack on the entire Serbian people who voted for the Serb List.

“I will use all our upcoming meetings to ask why they remained silent and whether they agree with such actions by the President of the Parliament,” Elek concluded.