Spahiu: All municipal decisions can be annulled if they are illegal

Political analyst Nexhmedin Spahiu stated that decisions falling under the jurisdiction of a municipality can be annulled if they were made contrary to the law, emphasizing that the role of the court is crucial in determining the legality of certain decisions made by local authorities.

Spahiu said he could not comment on the specific decisions made by the mayors of the four northern municipalities but noted that any municipal decision can be overturned if permitted by law.

“All decisions that fall under the jurisdiction of the municipality and that can be revoked, because every decision has a legal framework that defines whether it can be withdrawn or not, can be annulled. That is up to the Municipal Assembly, and anything that falls within its competence or that of the mayor, they can do. However, decisions that, for example, relate to the purchase or sale of a house or apartment cannot be annulled if they were made in accordance with the law. But there are also decisions that can be overturned,” Spahiu explained.

Some of the most recent municipal assembly decisions, such as the one on the conversion of agricultural land into construction land, were made after local elections were announced, which, according to legal experts, is contrary to Kosovo’s laws. Spahiu believes that such cases should be decided by the court.

“If something is illegal, then it is up to the court to annul such a decision. Any illegal decision can be annulled by the court, that is clear. There’s nothing more to it,” he emphasized.

Residents of the four northern municipalities, where the Serb List won the local elections, expressed hope that the decisions made by Albanian mayors would be overturned once power is transferred to Serbs. Spahiu, however, believes that not all expectations are realistic.

“Some expectations are possible, and some are not. Since I have not been following the work of the assemblies in the northern municipalities, I cannot comment on specific cases,” Spahiu said.