Local Elections in Kosovo 2021
Country: Kosovo
Type of election: Local elections
Type of mission: Expert election observation mission (EEOM)
Head of mission: Pierre Peytier
Deputy head of mission: Elene Nizharadze
On 18 September, the European Network of Election Monitoring Organizations (ENEMO), following official accreditation by the Central Election Commission of Kosovo, deployed an International Election Observation Mission (IEOM) to Kosovo to observe the 17 October 2021 Local Elections.
ENEMO deployed six Core Team experts, of whom five experts were based in Pristina. The Mission was headed by Mr. Pierre Peytier. The IEOM observed both rounds of elections, though its scope was limited in scale, and did not engage additional long-term or short-term observers and, as a result, did not conduct a comprehensive observation of the voting and counting processes on any of the Election Days. However, the mission provided information on the preparation and conduct of the elections, and observed a number of selected polling stations on the day of voting for both rounds.
The mission monitored and assessed the overall political and electoral environment, conduct of election management bodies, candidate registration, voter registration, campaigning, electoral dispute resolution and other crucial aspects of the process, based on international standards for democratic elections and the legal framework of Kosovo.
In the course of observation, in order to obtain relevant information, Core Team experts conducted 85 meetings with different interlocutors such as election management bodies, political entities, state officials, media, embassies, international and domestic civil society organizations.
ENEMO’s international observation mission for the 2021 Local Elections in Kosovo is financially supported by the National Endowment for Democracy (NED).
NEWS
ENEMO's IEOM to Kosovo 2021 presented its Statement of Preliminary Findings and Conclusions
ENEMO's IEOM to Kosovo will hold its Press conference on Monday, November 15th
Mrs. Kristina Kostelac, Political and Campaign Analyst of ENEMO’s IEOM to Kosovo met with Mr. Albert Kinolli, Head of United Roma Party of Kosovo and Mr. Fikrim Damka, Head of Turkish Democratic Party of Kosovo in Prizren
Head of ENEMO's Observation Mission in Kosovo and Political and Campaign Analyst, met with Mr. Valon Hoti, General Coordinator of Local Centers and Mrs. Nazan Kërveshi, Women’s Secretariat of Lëvizja Vetëvendosje (LVV)
ENEMO's IEOM to Kosovo 2021 presented its Statement of Preliminary Findings and Conclusions
ENEMO's IEOM to Kosovo will present its Statement of Preliminary Findings and Conclusions
Elene Nizharadze, Deputy Head of Mission of ENEMO’s IEOM to Kosovo for 2021 Local Elections met with Mr. Shukri Sulejmani, the Chairman of the Election Complaints and Appeals Panel, and Mr. Mulë Desku, the Chairman of the Secretariat
Elene Nizharadze, Deputy Head of Mission and Kristina Kostelac, Political and Campaign Analyst met with Mr. Naim Qelaj, Ombudsperson/The People's Advocate of the Republic of Kosovo
ENEMO Head of Mission Mr.Pierre Peytier met with her Excellency Mrs. Marie-Christine Butel, Ambassador of France in Kosovo
Pierre Peytier, Head of ENEMO’s Observation Mission in Kosovo, Elene Nizharadze, Deputy Head of Mission and Bosko Nenezic, Election Analyst/CEC Observer met with Mr. Konrad Olszewski, Deputy Chief Observer of EU Election Observation Mission
Pierre Peytier, Head of ENEMO's Observation Mission in Kosovo, and Kristina Kostelac, Political and Campaign Analyst, met with Mr. Alban Zogaj, Head of Democratic League of Kosovo’s (LDK) Campaign in Prishtina
Elene Nizharadze, Deputy Head of Mission and Kristina Kostelac, Political and Campaign Analyst of ENEMO’s IEOM to Kosovo met with Igballe Rogova, Executive Director of Kosovo Women’s Network (KWN)
Head of Mission Mr. Pierre Peytier, Deputy Head of Mission Mrs. Elene Nizharadze and Election Analyst/CEC Observer Mr. Bosko Nenezic of ENEMO’s IEOM to Kosovo met with the President of Central Election Commission of Kosovo Mr. Kreshnik Radoniqi
Election Analyst/CEC Observer Mr. Bosko Nenezic and Political and Campaign Analyst, Mrs. Kristina Kostelac of ENEMO’s IEOM to Kosovo met with the Chief Executive Officer of CEC of Kosovo, Mr. Burim Ahmetaj
Head of Mission Mr. Pierre Peytier and Deputy Head of Mission Mrs. Elene Nizharadze of ENEMO’s IEOM to Kosovo for 2021 met with the Speaker of the Assembly of the Republic of Kosovo Mr. Glauk Konjufca
Head of Mission Mr. Pierre Peytier and Deputy Head of Mission Mrs. Elene Nizharadze met with Prime Minister of the Republic of Kosovo Mr. Albin Kurti
ENEMO's Political and Campaign Analyst, Mrs. Kristina Kostelac, met with the leader of PDK, Mr. Memli Krasniqi.
ENEMO Media Analyst Maja Milikic met with representatives from Independent Media Commission
ENEMO Head of Mission Pierre Peytier and Election Campaign Analyst Kristina Kostelac met with representatives from UN Women
