The Supreme Court Panel has rejected as unfounded the appeal of the Vetevendosje Movement (LVV) regarding the ECAP's decision to prohibit compatriots from voting in polling stations identified through diplomatic missions.
The Supreme Court has said that the decision of the Electoral Complaints and Appeals Panel (ECAP) dated 30.11.2025 has been confirmed.
"The ECAP, with decision ZP.Anr.3/2025, dated 30.11.2025, has accepted as grounded the complaint ZP.A.nr.3/2025, dated 27.11.2025, submitted by the Political Entity Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK), and has amended the decision No.01/3438-2025, dated 26.11.2025, of the Central Election Commission (CEC), regarding Voting Centers outside Kosovo, the number of polling stations and the list of voting centers, so that the diplomatic representations of the Republic of Kosovo or their premises are designated as Voting Centers outside Kosovo for the Early Elections for the Assembly of the Republic of Kosovo, to be held on 28 December 2025," the announcement states.
The statement states that the Supreme Court of Kosovo, after reviewing the documents, concluded that the complainant's complaint is unfounded, while the ECAP's decision is fair and legal.
"The Supreme Court supports the assessment of the ECAP, that allowing voting centers only within the premises of diplomatic missions is envisaged as a protective measure to ensure the integrity of the vote and this cannot be envisaged as an obstacle to the effective exercise of voting rights of citizens of the Republic of Kosovo residing outside the territory of Kosovo," the statement reads.
It further states that the Panel rightly assesses that "the Republic of Kosovo has guaranteed the right to vote to citizens living abroad, but it has also defined legal conditions for the exercise of this right."
The Vetëvendosje Movement on 03.12.2025 filed an appeal with the Supreme Court against the ECAP decision to prohibit the voting of compatriots in polling centers identified through diplomatic missions.
