Belgrade (BLAZETRENDS)
“The withdrawal of violent gangs from municipal buildings and the full application of Agreement B (from Brussels) is the path to de-escalation, until new elections are held,” said the head of government on the social network Twitter.
Fifth consecutive day of protests
Hundreds of Serbs are protesting today for the fifth consecutive day in front of the Town Halls of the towns of Zvecan, Leposavic and Zubin Potok, guarded by NATO soldiers, to demand the withdrawal of the majority Albanian mayors and the Kosovar special police from the zone.
The tensions led to clashes between NATO soldiers and violent protesters on Monday, which left more than 80 injured, 30 of them soldiers.
France and Germany on Thursday called for the repetition “without delay” of the municipal elections in those municipalities in northern Kosovo, where the Serbs are in the majority.
The current mayors, from the majority ethnic Albanian group in Kosovo, were elected in April in a process boycotted by the Serbs and in which only 3% of the census participated.
The presidents of Serbia, Aleksandar Vucic, and of Kosovo, Vjosa Osmani, have promised to analyze the proposal and give an answer next week.
Osmani said last night that Pristina is willing to analyze the Franco-German proposal, and assured that the law implies that it is the Kosovo Serbs who request this electoral repetition.
Kosovo, a former Serbian province populated by a large majority of Albanians, proclaimed its independence in 2008, which Serbia does not recognize.
Both countries are negotiating normalization under the auspices of the EU and with the support of the United States.