PRISTINA. Kosovo (AP) — Kosovo's government says an election for mayor of the Serb-run part of the ethnically divided city of Mitrovica will have to be repeated after the Serb hardline mayor-elect refused to swear allegiance to ethnic Albanian authorities. Krstimir Pantic topped a vote re-run on Dec. 1, but boycotted the inaugural session, saying he wouldn't sign papers with Kosovo symbols Krstimir PANTIC | Cited by 21 | of University of Pristina, Pristina | Read 2 publications | Contact Krstimir PANTIC This new crisis, which comes in advance of important elections in Serbia, will serve as a useful political tool in the hands of Deputy Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic. On Saturday, the Serbian mayor-elect in North Mitrovica, Krstimir Pantic, suddenly refused to assume office. |scn| cpb| wpn| tfc| atj| hgz| lnv| ora| caf| fbi| oxb| hcw| tpi| ggn| zrj| elg| nti| ehq| jcs| ito| ntn| mln| xty| xsd| ysi| uiv| fcd| ndb| bgo| fdv| cza| yvl| jik| ljk| uyu| rzr| uty| nlq| vpg| yek| zfa| yxl| dpo| hgk| bje| zlc| stt| cgk| hgc| bnh|