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Ministry of Human and Minority Rights and Social Dialogue forms temporary governing body of National Council of Albanian National Minority

Belgrade, 1 March 2023

The Ministry of Human and Minority Rights and Social Dialogue announced that, in accordance with Article 40 of the Law on National Councils of National Minorities, on 1 March, it adopted a decision establishing the Provisional Management Body of the National Council of the Albanian National Minority.

In order to form a temporary governing body as efficiently as possible and to organise good and effective future electoral elections, Prime Minister Ana Brnabic scheduled a meeting with representatives of Albanian newspapers during the previous week.

Representatives of international organisations were continuously involved in the entire process, especially Head of the OSCE Mission in Serbia Jan Bratu.

After the elections for the members of the national councils of national minorities held on 13 November 2022, the National Council of the Albanian National Minority was constituted at the session held on 14 December 2022, but the electoral lists that won the mandates failed to reach an agreement regarding by electing the president of the new convocation of the National Council.

The Law on National Councils of National Minorities stipulates that in this case the national council is dissolved and a temporary governing body is established.

In the past period, the Ministry of Human and Minority Rights and Social Dialogue, on the basis of legal powers, undertook a number of different measures and activities with the aim of forming a temporary governing body and holding new elections for the national councils of the Albanian national minority.

A series of consultations were held with representatives of Albanian lists, while all representatives of Albanian lists were handed a translation into Albanian of a complete set of legal norms, forms and procedures related to the conduct of electoral elections.

An agreement was reached on the implementation of training for the electoral elections in Presevo, Bujanovac and Medvedja, at which, in addition to the five Albanian lists, other interested parties as well as the Albanian population interested in participating in the electoral elections would attend.

In accordance with the Law, the Ministry will announce new elections for the members of the National Council of the Albanian National Minority within 60 days from the date of dissolution, which will be held through the electoral assembly within 45 days from the announcement.

The Ministry welcomes the demonstrated readiness of four Albanian lists to participate in the temporary governing body in proportion to the number of votes won, as well as all Albanian lists to take part in the upcoming elections and work at full capacity with the aim of forming and effective functioning of the Albanian National Council, according to the statement.