New Kosovo municipality elects mayor

The recently created municipality of Partesh/Partes chose its first mayor Sunday. Nenad Cvetkovic, of the Zavicaj association, grabbed 58% of the votes, beating Todor Mirkovic of the United Serbian List. Turnout was 55%. International Civilian Representative Pieter Feith congratulated all those involved, including the government for “its commitment to decentralisation, those who are running for office, and most of all the citizens for taking their future in their own hands and turning out to vote”. Kosovo held local elections in November but due to technical problems, voting in the new municipalities was delayed.