The counting of postal votes has changed the distribution of mandates in the Assembly of Kosovo. Their procedure has influenced Vetëvendosje Movement to secure four more seats, reaching 52 mandates, while PDK has lost two, while LDK and AAK have lost one seat each. The CEC is expected to complete the counting process this week and the certification is expected to take place on July 6.
Nearly 80 percent of postal votes have been counted by the Central Election Commission.
This process, which is expected to be completed in the middle of the week, increased the number of mandates for
Vetëvendosje movement from 48 to 52 seats.
The growth of this subject at this stage of counting has left the Democratic Party without two seats and the Democratic League and the Alliance for the Future without one.
According to the summarized results published by the CEC, PDK secured 22 seats, LDK 19 and AAK 7.
Eugen Cakolli from Democracy in Action has said that according to the current trend, the VV can go up to 53 mandates, but he has emphasized that it is still debatable who will receive this mandate.
“The chances are that, at the first moment when the number of mandates changes, the LDK will be the party that initially loses the 19th mandate. However, until the end of the counting of all postal votes, based on the general trend and the percentages by municipalities, it is slightly more likely that the PDK will eventually lose the 22nd mandate”, said Cakolli.
The spokesperson of the CEC, Valmir Elezi, has announced that after the completion of postal votes, conditional votes and those of persons with special needs will be counted.
“Obviously, after the counting of all these ballots, the CEC will wait for the deadline for complaints related to the administration of the count to the NRC, as the parties have the right to submit complaints within 48 hours from the occurrence of the alleged violation. In case there are no complaints, the CEC is ready to proceed with the announcement of the final results”, said Elezi.
The CEC will also recount up to 10% of the polling stations whose ballots have been pre-counted in the Municipal Counting Centers.
According to Elez, this control measure was taken by the CEC to address the problems identified in some of the Municipal Counting Centers during the counting of the votes of the candidates for deputies from the December elections of last year, and is intended to ensure that the counting was carried out accurately.
According to him, the results are expected to be announced on June 26, while their certification is expected until July 6.
Based on the results so far, 41 women have won seats in the Assembly from all political parties, of which 5 through the gender quota.
In the Vetëvendosje Movement, 18 women candidates have entered the Assembly without the help of the quota.
The quota is expected to provide seats to deputies Eliza Hoxha and Ariana Musliu-Shoshi from the PDK.
Their entry into the Assembly will leave out Bekim Haxhiu and Xhavit Haliti.
Even in LDK, the seven women won seats without quota.
And in the Alliance, only Time Kadrijaj managed to secure the seat without the help of the quota. Albana Bytyqi and Teuta Haxhiu are expected to be in the Assembly through the quota. Their entry will leave out Bekë Berisha and Burim Ramadani.
The Serbian List will have three women MPs, 1 KDT, 1 NDS, and 1 SDU.
