Serbia has interfered in Kosovo's electoral process. This fact was announced by the head of the European Union Election Observation Mission in Kosovo, Nathalie Loiseau.
In an interview with KosovaPress, Loiseau says that Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić and other officials from Belgrade have pressured to vote for a certain list. Loiseau also criticizes the US envoy for special missions, Richard Grenell, for his statements during the election campaign in the country.
“There are positive aspects, firstly there is a variety of lists, including in the north, so there are many options for voters, and voters coming from outside Kosovo will be able to vote easily like in the previous elections, despite the rumors. I would be more negative about the reports of pressure coming from Serbia to vote for a certain list. We have heard Serbian officials supporting a certain list, which is interference in the electoral process. We also witnessed interference by the US special envoy, [Richard] Grenell, and this is unfortunate, shocking and undiplomatic. We have regularly heard [Serbian] President Vučić, but also other members of the Serbian government or parliament, telling voters that they should vote for a certain list, and this should not have happened,” she states.
The election campaign, according to Loiseau, was characterized by harsh language. This was most noticeable in the Vetëvendosje Movement. The Head of the EU Election Observation Mission in Kosovo, among other things, says that people with disabilities had problems accessing some voting centers.
Over 100 observers from the European Union were deployed on election day on February 9, which Loiseau considers to have been a peaceful process. Over 1 million 970 thousand voters in Kosovo were eligible to vote, while the number of citizens who voted on February 9 was over 799 thousand. (A2 Televizion)
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