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Kosovo open to new elections in municipalities hit by unrest, minister says

Albanians protest near the bridge which connects south and north Mitrovica, in Mitrovica, Kosovo, June 1, 2023. REUTERS/Ognen Teofilovski

Kosovo is open to the possibility of new elections in four northern Serb-majority municipalities following unrest, but other steps need to be taken before then, Kosovan Foreign Minister Donika Gervalla-Schwarz said on Tuesday.

Violence has flared since Kosovo authorities installed ethnic Albanian mayors in offices in the municipalities after being elected on a turnout of just 3.5%, angering Serbs who form a majority in the region and who had boycotted local polls.

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