Kosovo officially kicks off election campaign

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Gazeta Express

03/02/2021 8:53

Campaigning for the Kosovo’s early election on 14 February is officially underway. The nine-day election campaign begins on Wednesday and will conclude on Friday, 12 February, with one day of electoral silence before voting begins at 07:00 on Sunday (14 February). This year because of COVID-19 pandemics, political parties have not organised big rallies to kick off the campaign.

Those heading to the polls will have 28 political entities to choose from for a 120-seat Parliament of Kosovo. The Central Elections Commission (CEC) has certified the election roll with 1,794.862, or 143 thousand voters less than in parliamentary election in 2019. The CEC has decided to remove from the electoral roll all those who have expired IDs or issued by UNMIK. According to the CEC, the UNMIK documents will not be valid to identify on the election day. Also, the CEC has removed from the list 11.086 people who have been removed from the pension scheme and are presumed deceased.  The CEC has also certified the final list of voters living outside Kosovo. The CEC has confirmed also more than 100 thousand voters living abroad who will be eligible to vote by-mail starting today until 14 February.

There will be 888 polling centers in Kosovo with 2,382 polling stations. The CEC during a meeting held Tuesday has also approved the ballot paper and the brochure for the early election for the Assembly of Kosovo 2021. /GazetaExpress/