In today’s meeting, the Central Election Commission (CEC) made several decisions to decertify candidates who had previously been certified by the CEC and replace them with other candidates, as reported by KosovaPress. The parties that had recommended the decertification of political entities to the CEC were the Vetëvendosje Movement, Democratic League of Kosovo, Alternativa, Guxo List, Democratic Union, Kosovski Savez, and the Vakat Coalition.
Valmira Selmani from the Office for Registration, Certification, and Financial Control of Political Entities said that they have reviewed all candidate documentation and opened the possibility for reordering the lists.
“After receiving the requests, the Office has reviewed their documentation and opened the possibility for reordering the lists, as well as replacing candidates from political parties that had requested the reordering of political entity candidates. Therefore, based on Article 29 of the General Elections Law, the Office is recommending the certification of candidates from political parties. From the Vetëvendosje Movement in the municipalities of Hani i Elezit, Novobërdë, while in North Mitrovica the candidate for certification is… The next party is the Democratic League of Kosovo, in the municipalities of South Mitrovica and Prizren,” he said.
In this meeting, the chairman of the Central Election Commission, Kreshnik Radoniqi, announced that the CEC had received two invitations for participation. One is for the regional ODIHR workshop on “Maintaining Electoral Integrity in the Western Balkans – Strengthening Oversight and Increasing Trust,” which will be held in Warsaw from September 16 to 17, 2025, and the CEC’s participation in the 2025 Local Government Council Elections Visitors Program in Tallinn, Estonia, October 17–20, 2025, was also approved.
