CEC: Voting ends in 26 diplomatic missions, participation over 71%

(Completed) – The voting process in the diplomatic missions of the Republic of Kosovo has been concluded in 26 diplomatic missions with a significant turnout.

The CEC announces that out of a total of 20,324 registered voters, 19 citizens have exercised their right by 00:14,463 p.m., which constitutes 71.16% of voters.

These figures do not include Voting Centers in Washington, Ottawa, Toronto and New York.

This was announced by the Chairman of the Central Election Commission, Kreshnik Radoniqi, at the fourth conference on the voting process in the diplomatic missions of the Republic of Kosovo.

"Out of 20 voters registered to vote at the polling station and from the data we have on participation as of 324:15 PM in the US and Canada, we inform you that 00 voters or 14% voted in this process," he said.

"We inform you that as of 19:20 local time in our country, voting for the representations in 26 diplomatic missions, which are located in 17 different countries, has ended. The voting process is continuing in 4 other representations located in the USA and Canada and is expected to end at 1 am local time," he said.

Radoniqi said that the voting process was conducted without any difficulties or problems. He indicated that after the general vote counting process is completed, the counting of diaspora votes will begin.

The process is taking place in 30 diplomatic missions, including embassies and consulates in countries such as Germany, Switzerland, the USA, France, Austria, the United Kingdom and others.

After the closing of polling stations in diplomatic missions, the CEC, with the assistance of the MFA, will bring the votes to Kosovo and then they will be counted at the Counting and Results Center, after the regular votes of the February 9 elections in Kosovo have been counted.

CEC Chairman Kreshnik Radoniqi said that he expects the transportation of votes from diplomatic missions to Kosovo to begin on Monday.

For the parliamentary elections on February 9, over 2 million voters inside and outside Kosovo have the right to vote.

Meanwhile, from January 9 to February 8, the diaspora was also able to vote by mail. The CEC previously announced that 104.934 voters registered to vote outside Kosovo and 84.525 of them chose to vote by mail.

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