Municipal elections were held in Kosovo on November 17, 2007, at the same time as elections to the Assembly of Kosovo , with a second round for the mayoral elections held on 2007-12-08.[ 1] The date was originally set for September 1, 2007 by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Joachim Rücker (head of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo ).[ 2]
The elections were held in all of Kosovo's municipalities, and, for the first time, local mayors were directly elected.[ 3]
Joachim Rücker decided not to officially recognise the election results in mainly Serb-populated municipalities where Albanians were elected due to the Serb election boycott.[ 4]
Main contenders
Three Kosovo Serb lists registered for the election very early:[ 5]
In total, 50 lists participated the elections.[ 6] Many of the lists participating in the local elections were Serbian, as opposed to the parliamentary elections, where only eight Serbian lists participated.[ 7]
Alliances
The Democratic Party of Kosovo , which won the Assembly election, and the New Kosovo Alliance agreed in early December 2007, prior to the second round of the elections, to form coalitions at the local level wherever possible.[ 1]
Results
The results of the mayoral elections in the thirty municipalities were as follows:
Due to the Kosovan Serbs' election boycott, no run-off election was held in Leposavić , Zubin Potok and Zvečan .[ 8]
According to the final results, party control of the municipal councils is as follows:[ 9]
Turnout in the second round was 31%.
Results by municipality
Mitrovica District
Mitrovica
Skenderaj
Vushtrri
Mayoral results Candidate Party First round Second round Votes % Votes % Bajram Mulaku Democratic Party of Kosovo 7,471 34.70 7,697 56.99 Muharrem Shabani (incumbent)Civic Initiative "Democratic Union" 4,980 23.13 5,808 43.01 Hajzer Krasniqi Democratic League of Kosovo 4,016 18.65 Naim Azemi New Kosovo Alliance 1,464 6.80 Menderes Ibra Alliance for the Future of Kosovo 1,270 5.90 Lutfi Bilalli Democratic League of Dardania 1,036 4.81 Sabit Kadriu Independent 660 3.07 Abit Asllani ORA 492 2.28 Nexhat Sopjani Albanian Republican Party 143 0.66 Total 21,532 100.00 13,505 100.00 Source: [ 17] [ 18] [ 19]
Unrecognized results in predominantly Serb communities
The Serb community in northern Kosovo generally boycotted the 2007 local elections. Although elections were formally held and results certified for Leposavić , Zubin Potok , and Zvečan , the turnouts were extremely low, the outcomes were not recognized internationally or in the communities in question, and the winning candidates never took power. The Prishtina authorities ultimately chose to extend the mandates of the previously elected Serb mayors in these municipalities, a decision that the mayors in question dismissed as irrelevant.[ 21]
Leposavić
Mayoral results Candidate Party Votes % Nebojša Kostović Civic Initiative "G17 Plus - Leposavić" 2 40.00 Tomislav Radosavljević Civic Initiative "Together" 2 40.00 Srboljub Milićević Movement for Sočanica 1 20.00 Svetomir Milojević Civic Initiative "Work and Trust" 0 0.00 Total 5 100.00 Source: [ 22] [ 23]
Note: There was no second-round vote.
Zubin Potok
Zvečan
Mayoral results Candidate Party Votes % Desimir Petković G17 Plus Zvečan4 80.00 Miroljub Milentijević Sokolovi 1 20.00 Total 5 100.00 Source: [ 28] [ 29]
External links
References
^ a b "B92 - News - Politics - Thaci finds partner at municipal level" . Archived from the original on 2011-06-06. Retrieved 2007-12-03 .
^ Al Jazeera English – News – Un Announces Kosovo Elections
^ "B92 - News - Politics - UNMIK sets date for Kosovo elections" . Archived from the original on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2007-09-01 .
^ "B92 - News - Politics - Ruecker: No change in Serb municipalities" . Archived from the original on 2011-06-06. Retrieved 2007-12-05 .
^ "B92 - News - Politics - 13 Serb lists in Kosovo ballots" . Archived from the original on 2007-11-21. Retrieved 2007-09-15 .
^ "B92 - News - Politics - Thaci: West will recognize Kosovo independence" . Archived from the original on 2007-11-21. Retrieved 2007-11-12 .
^ "B92 - News - Politics - Partial Serb participation in Kosovo vote" . Archived from the original on 2007-11-16. Retrieved 2007-11-13 .
^ PDK wins second round of Kosovo local elections (SETimes.com)
^ "B92 - News - Politics - Kosovo election results announced" . Archived from the original on 2011-06-06. Retrieved 2007-12-15 .
^ ZGJEDHJET PËR KRYETARË TË KOMUNAVE 2007 – Fletëvotimet (Raundi i parë) – Mitrovicë , Central Election Commission, Republic of Kosovo, accessed 18 January 2022.
^ ZGJEDHJET PËR KRYETARË TË KOMUNAVE 2007 – Rezultatet dhe Statistikat (Raundi i parê) – Rezultatet e kandidatëve për Kryetar Komune , Central Election Commission, Republic of Kosovo, p. 11, accessed 14 January 2022.
^ ZGJEDHJET PËR KRYETARË TË KOMUNAVE 2007 – Rezultatet dhe Statistikat (Raundi i dytë) – Rezultatet e kandidatëve për Kryetar Komune , Central Election Commission, Republic of Kosovo, p. 10, accessed 14 January 2022.
^ Zgjedhjet për Kuvende Komunale 2007 – Rezultatet dhe Statistikat (Rezultatet e subjekteve sipas komunave) , Central Election Commission, Republic of Kosovo, p. 11, accessed 1 February 2022.
^ ZGJEDHJET PËR KRYETARË TË KOMUNAVE 2007 – Fletëvotimet (Raundi i parë) – Skenderaj , Central Election Commission, Republic of Kosovo, accessed 14 January 2022.
^ ZGJEDHJET PËR KRYETARË TË KOMUNAVE 2007 – Rezultatet dhe Statistikat (Raundi i parê) – Rezultatet e kandidatëve për Kryetar Komune , Central Election Commission, Republic of Kosovo, p. 21, accessed 14 January 2022.
^ Zgjedhjet për Kuvende Komunale 2007 – Rezultatet dhe Statistikat (Rezultatet e subjekteve sipas komunave) , Central Election Commission, Republic of Kosovo, p. 21, accessed 1 February 2022.
^ ZGJEDHJET PËR KRYETARË TË KOMUNAVE 2007 – Fletëvotimet (Raundi i parë) – Vushtrri , Central Election Commission, Republic of Kosovo, accessed 18 January 2022.
^ ZGJEDHJET PËR KRYETARË TË KOMUNAVE 2007 – Rezultatet dhe Statistikat (Raundi i parê) – Rezultatet e kandidatëve për Kryetar Komune , Central Election Commission, Republic of Kosovo, p. 27, accessed 14 January 2022.
^ ZGJEDHJET PËR KRYETARË TË KOMUNAVE 2007 – Rezultatet dhe Statistikat (Raundi i dytë) – Rezultatet e kandidatëve për Kryetar Komune , Central Election Commission, Republic of Kosovo, p. 22, accessed 14 January 2022.
^ Zgjedhjet për Kuvende Komunale 2007 – Rezultatet dhe Statistikat (Rezultatet e subjekteve sipas komunave) , Central Election Commission, Republic of Kosovo, p. 27, accessed 1 February 2022.
^ "North Kosovo Serb mayors reject extension of mandate by government," British Broadcasting Corporation Monitoring European , 7 July 2008 (Text of report by Kosovo-Albanian privately-owned newspaper Express, on 5 July).
^ ZGJEDHJET PËR KRYETARË TË KOMUNAVE 2007 – Fletëvotimet (Raundi i parë) – Leposaviç , Central Election Commission, Republic of Kosovo, accessed 18 January 2022.
^ ZGJEDHJET PËR KRYETARË TË KOMUNAVE 2007 – Rezultatet dhe Statistikat (Raundi i parê) – Rezultatet e kandidatëve për Kryetar Komune , Central Election Commission, Republic of Kosovo, p. 12, accessed 14 January 2022.
^ Zgjedhjet për Kuvende Komunale 2007 – Rezultatet dhe Statistikat (Rezultatet e subjekteve sipas komunave) , Central Election Commission, Republic of Kosovo, p. 12, accessed 1 February 2022.
^ ZGJEDHJET PËR KRYETARË TË KOMUNAVE 2007 – Fletëvotimet (Raundi i parë) – Zubin Potok , Central Election Commission, Republic of Kosovo, accessed 14 January 2022.
^ ZGJEDHJET PËR KRYETARË TË KOMUNAVE 2007 – Rezultatet dhe Statistikat (Raundi i parê) – Rezultatet e kandidatëve për Kryetar Komune , Central Election Commission, Republic of Kosovo, p. 28, accessed 14 January 2022.
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^ ZGJEDHJET PËR KRYETARË TË KOMUNAVE 2007 – Fletëvotimet (Raundi i parë) – Zveçan , Central Election Commission, Republic of Kosovo, accessed 14 January 2022.
^ ZGJEDHJET PËR KRYETARË TË KOMUNAVE 2007 – Rezultatet dhe Statistikat (Raundi i parê) – Rezultatet e kandidatëve për Kryetar Komune , Central Election Commission, Republic of Kosovo, p. 29, accessed 14 January 2022.
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