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Elections in Kosovo, CEC takes a step back, withdraws from decision to disaccredit some local and Serbian media
2025-10-10 20:31:10 / KOSOVA
The Central Election Commission has decided to withdraw from the decision taken the day before and accredit 28 local and international media outlets to observe the local elections to be held on October 12.
The decision was made in an online meeting held just a day after the majority of CEC members decided not to accredit these media outlets, citing concerns that most of them were from Serbia or were funded by this state.
Some members raised concerns that Serbian media could conduct propaganda during election day.
But among them were also media outlets that report in Albanian, Radio Free Europe reports.
"Following the preliminary meeting of the CEC, on October 9, 2025, the Office for Registration, Certification and Financial Control of Political Entities recommended the accreditation of the observation organizations after an assessment of the documentation submitted with the application and information available from sources, such as: the Independent Media Council and the Council of Written Media in Kosovo," the CEC statement said.
CEC accredits local and international media
In an online meeting, the CEC decided to accredit local and international media, after the day before it had decided that they could not observe the local elections on October 12.
The local media that were accredited on October 10 are:
RTV PULS DOO, 7 observers; Radio KM, 5 observers; TV Most DOO, 13 observers; Kontakt Kosovska Mitrovica/Kontakt Plus radio, 9 observers; TV Gracanica, 9 observers; Lekë Musolli BI, 3 observers; Raporto24.com, 1 observer; Radio Kim, 6 observers; GracanicaOnline.info, 4 observers; Alternativna, 1 observer; TV Herc, 9 observers; Vendi Sot, 1 observer; Expose Media, 7 observers; Medija centar Caglavica, 4 observers; E Perditshmja BotaSote Re, 1 observer; Mitropol Media Sh.PK, 2 observers and R Media LLC, 2 observers.
Meanwhile, the international media that were accredited are: PRVA TV, Belgrade, 2 observers; Nova.rs Belgrade, Serbia, 1 observer; Mondo INC doo / Kurir televizija, 2 observers; Tanjug novinska agencija, 5 observers; VideoPlus doo, 2 observers; Radio-televizija Srbije, 8 observers; Danas, 1 observer; Insajder televizija, 2 observers; Nina Media Kliping, 1 observer; Rtv Vojvodina, 2 observers; and MTVA – Državna Mađarska Televizija, 2 observers.
Some of these media outlets, which were not accredited yesterday, have filed a complaint with the Electoral Complaints and Appeals Panel.
Meanwhile, during the October 9 meeting, the CEC accredited 29 local and 13 international media outlets with a total of 573 observers.
The October 9 decision to disaccredit several media outlets prompted harsh reactions from organizations that deal with the protection of journalists, but also from the international community.
The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe's Mission to Kosovo said it is disappointed with the CEC's decision not to accredit Serbian-language media.
Meanwhile, the German Embassy in Kosovo supported the statement issued by the OSCE on this issue, saying that it joins in calling "on all relevant institutions to ensure equal treatment for all media and to respect the principles of media freedom and non-discrimination."
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