At the entrance of the “Sfeti Sava” lower secondary school in Kllokot, a sign with terms from the former Serbian regime has been placed, as reported by KosovaPress.
At the largest polling station in this municipality, which is holding an uncontested election today, a sign was seen on the building’s wall reading, “Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohija.”
Three weeks ago, similar chauvinist claims were made by the Serbian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Marko Gjurić, during a UN Council meeting. He was responded to by Kosovo’s acting Minister of Foreign Affairs, Donika Gërvalla, who stated in her speech that “Kosovo and Metohija” does not exist and that it is old chauvinist language from Slobodan Milošević, reflecting Serbia’s hegemonic ambitions over Kosovo.
“Let me make it clear: there is no ‘Kosovo and Metohija,’ it does not exist, ladies and gentlemen. ‘Kosovo and Metohija’ is an expression, a clear expression of Serbia’s hegemonic ambitions over Kosovo. It is the old language of Slobodan Milošević. Kosovo is a pure Western-style democracy in the Balkans. Support for NATO and the United States is 99 percent in our country. We are the most pro-NATO and pro-US country in the world. We are protected and backed by NATO and the US against Serbia’s genocide,” Gërvalla said.
In this polling station in the Kllokot Municipality, there are two voting locations with over 1,500 eligible voters.
Over 500 of these eligible voters are Albanian.
Today, the residents of Kllokot are heading to the polls again, where the ballot features two candidates – Bozhidar Dejanović from the Serbian List and Srećko Spasić from the Citizens’ Initiative “Serb National Unity.”
The latter withdrew from the race on November 3 and asked his supporters to vote for his opponent, Bozhidar Dejanović.
According to the CEC (Central Election Commission), the elections in Kllokot are being held only formally, as the deadline for candidates to withdraw from the race was September 2.
Over 4,100 voters are eligible in this municipality, which is the only one among the ten Serb-majority municipalities where the Serbian List did not win in the first round of elections.
