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Kosovo’s opposition parties are bringing back familiar political figures ahead of the early June 7 elections in an effort to challenge the dominance of acting Prime Minister Albin Kurti’s Vetëvendosje Movement.
Kosovo’s election complaints panel called the Central Election Commission’s decision not to authorise the general election results achieved by the Belgrade-backed Srpska Lista party ‘unjustified’.
Mayors from the Belgrade-backed party representing Kosovo Serbs, Srpska Lista, were sworn into office in four Serb-majority municipalities - ending a tense period in which they were overseen by Kosovo Albanians.
Kosovo Parliament Speaker, Dimal Basha, declared parliament inaugurated after the election of a Serb deputy speaker, despite objections by the biggest Serbian party.
Slavko Simic of the Belgrade-backed Srpska Lista party pleaded not guilty to involvement in violent attacks with stun grenades and bricks on journalists covering protests by Serbs in north Kosovo in 2023.
