Tensions in the north / Serbs come out with the last request to the mayors of the municipalities, Minister Krasniqi reacts immediately

The Minister for Local Government Administration Elbert Krasniqi has stated that the ministry he leads has not received any official notification regarding the initiative for the dismissal of the mayors of four municipalities in the north through a petition as provided by administrative instruction.

His declaration comes after the northern Serbs have formed their own groups, through which they have submitted requests to the chairpersons of the municipal assemblies in the four northern municipalities, for the dismissal of the chairpersons of these municipalities through a petition.

Krasniqi explained that the Administrative Instruction clearly defines the procedure for initiating, organizing and submitting the citizens' initiative for the removal of the mayor from office.

He said that each citizen or group of citizens with the right to vote in the respective municipality has the right to take the initiative to remove the mayor of the municipality.

"The removal request must be signed by at least 20% of eligible voters and must contain all elements and data according to this Administrative Instruction. "Citizens interested in initiating this procedure establish the initiator group, which before starting the collection of signatures must notify the Chairman of the Municipal Assembly, who then notifies the MLGA and the CEC", writes Krasniqi on Facebook.

He emphasized that they are aware of the reports in the media that signatures have been collected from 'an initiator group', but that the Ministry of Local Government Administration has not received any official notification regarding this initiative from the chairmen of the Municipal Assemblies of the respective municipalities or members of the initiating group as provided by administrative instruction.

The northern Serbs, who had not once accepted the possibility of the Government of Kosovo to dismiss the mayors of the northern municipalities through a petition, have surrendered today.

They have formed their own groups, through which they submitted requests to the chairpersons of the municipal assemblies in the four municipalities of northern Kosovo this morning, for the dismissal of the chairpersons of these municipalities through a petition.

The Chairman of the Municipal Assembly of Northern Mitrovica, Nexhat Uglanin, informed KosovaPress that he did not accept such a request.

"It is not correct. They were not notified by request to me", said Uglanin briefly.