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The Central Election Commission (CEC) in Kosovo has closed the deadline for applications for certification of political entities wishing to participate in the extraordinary mayoral elections in municipalities in northern Kosovo, which will be held on May 19.
Three political parties, the Democratic Party of Kosovo, the Self-Determination Movement and the Serbian List have applied at the limit of the deadline.The Central Election Commission said that "all applications will be reviewed by the Political Party Registration and Certification Office", which is then expected to submit to the CEC the relevant recommendations for each of these parties.
In the early elections for the mayors of the four northern municipalities of Kosovo, North Mitrovica, Leposavic, Zubin Potok and Zvecan two new parties announced the participation, one Serbian and one Albanian.
The leaer of the Serbian List Goran Rakic has said that this political entity will participate in early elections so that, as he said, Albanians must not lead the Serb-majority municipalities.
Early elections for mayor of the four northern municipalities of Kosovo come after the resignation of the former mayors of these municipalities, all representatives of the Serbian List, on November 16, 2018, as a sign of protest against the imposing of a 100 percent tax on goods of Serbia by the Government of Kosovo.