The Vetëvendosje Movement has filed a complaint with the Supreme Court of Kosovo regarding postal voting for the regular parliamentary elections on February 9.
"The Vetëvendosje Movement once again demands the cancellation of 18,933 LDK votes received in a manipulated manner, re-voting by mail, and the removal from the list of candidates who have received incomparably more votes through postal voting than at polling stations in Kosovo, and their non-replacement with other LDK members," it was stated in a post made by the party on the social network, Facebook.
On March 17, the LVV approached the Electoral Complaints and Appeals Panel, requesting that the postal votes received by the Democratic League of Kosovo be annulled, saying they were “manipulated” and requesting a postal re-vote. However, the ECAP rejected the LVV’s appeal.
The LVV said it hopes the Supreme Court will "correct the unjust decision" of the Electoral Panel for Complaints and Appeals regarding postal voting.
According to the Law on General Elections, the Supreme Court has five days from the filing of the complaint to decide on it.
On March 15, the Central Election Commission announced the final results for the February 9 elections, but only after the deadlines for appeals to the Supreme Court have expired can the Commission certify the election results – paving the way for the formation of new institutions.
According to the final result, LVV leads with over 390,000 votes or 42.30 percent.
The Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK) came in second with over 190,000 votes, or 20.95 percent, followed by the LDK with over 170,000 votes, or 18.27 percent.
In fourth place is the coalition between the Alliance for the Future of Kosovo (AAK) and the Social Democratic Initiative with over 66,000 votes or 7.06 percent.
The Serbian List – the largest Serb party in Kosovo – secured over 39,000 votes or 4.26 percent.
With these percentages, LVV has secured 48 seats in the Kosovo Assembly, PDK, 24, LDK, 20 seats, Serbian Lista nine seats and the AAK-Nisma coalition, eight seats./REL (A2 Televizion)