PRISHTINA, Oct 12 /ATA/ – Voters across Kosovo are heading to the polls on Sunday to elect new mayors and municipal assemblies in the country’s regular local elections. Balloting is taking place in all 38 municipalities.
According to the Central Election Commission (CEC), a total of 2,069,098 citizens are eligible to vote, including 43,993 registered voters from abroad. Postal voting began on September 17 and closed on October 11.
The CEC has certified 93 political entities to participate in the elections – comprising 32 political parties, 2 coalitions, 32 civic initiatives, and 27 independent candidates.
In total, 5,624 candidates are running: 205 for mayoral races and 5,419 for municipal assemblies.
Polling stations opened at 7:00 a.m. and will close at 7:00 p.m., during which the electoral silence period remains in effect.
The elections are being held in 938 polling centers with 2,625 voting stations in total, including 910 regular voting centers with 2,571 stations, and 38 conditional voting centers with 54 stations.
If required, a second round of voting will be held four weeks after Sunday’s elections.
This marks the second time this year that Kosovo citizens have gone to the polls, following the parliamentary elections held on February 9.
/Kosovapress/u.sh/
