Kosovska Mitrovica: The Kosovo Serbs’ provisional parliament will be formed by June 15. The announcement was made in Kosovska Mitrovica on Friday.

SRS local head Ljubomir Kragovic said, rhe chiefs of provincial boards of the Democratic Party of Serbia (DSS), the Radicals (SRS), the Democrats (DS), the Socialists (SPS) and G17 Plus decided to set up this body with participation of the MPs and in accordance with the delegate principle.

Kragovic told that the session of the new Kosovska Mitrovica assembly, and the formation of this provisional parliament was approved by the SRS and DSS main offices in Belgrade, and that they expect the other parties to also make their stand on this issue known.

He explained that this move is in response to the Kosovo Albanians’ unilateral independence proclamation and announcements that a Kosovo constitution would come into force by on same date: June 15.

Kragovic said, “We are threatened and we want everyone to get involved in this issue in order for the provisional parliament to start functioning here and, later, we expect the scheduling of provincial elections to enable citizens to elect their legitimate representatives and, afterwards, a legitimate council of Kosovo and Metohija.”

According to Kragovic, the parliament will have 45 delegates, 43 of which will be come from the local Kosovo assemblies, while two seats will be reserved for representatives of Muslims and Roma.

Meanwhile, in the divided northern Kosovo town of Kosovska Mitrovica, the municipal assembly met for its first session after the May 11 local ballot, as previously announced by the Ministry for Kosovo. The Constitutive sessions have also been held in the municipalities of Zubin Potok, Prizren and Istok. Local authorities in Dakovica and Decani have already been formed, while last night in Goradevac, the Pec local assembly was also constituted.

The Radicals and the DSS have taken over in Kosovska Mitrovica, with Nenad Topli?evi? (SRS) appointed Kosovska Mitrovica’s new municipal president. Six Democratic Party (DS) councilors decided not to attend the session yesterday. They accused the Radicals and the DSS of conducting the meeting without following the necessary procedure.