Serbs boycott early mayoral elections in Istok organized by Kosovo Albanians
Early mayoral elections were held in the municipality of Istok in Kosovo on Sunday. Several minor incidents at polling stations were reported during the voting.
(KosovoCompromise Staff) Monday, April 12, 2010
Eight persons were arrested after a fight near the polling station in Banja, but the situation in the municipality remained calm afterwards.
One polling station in Osojane was not opened, because Serbs living in the village did not show any interest in voting, which was also the case in the last elections, officials of the election commission stated.
There are 39,307 registered voters in the municipality of Istok, 54 polling stations were opened and there were five candidates in the mayoral elections.
The elections were called after the death of Mayor Fadil Ferati, an official of the Democratic League of Kosovo.
