North Mitrovica adopts municipal charter

KOSOVSKA MITROVICA - Councilors of the North Mitrovica municipality, northern Kosovo-Metohija (KiM), have adopted their municipal charter and the newly-elected mayor Goran Rakic was sworn in.

Of the total of 18 councilors present at the meeting late on Wednesday, 13 voted in favor and five voted against the document.

The three other northern KiM municipalities - Zubin Potok, Zvecan and Leposavic - also adopted their own charters on Wednesday.

Ksenija Bozovic, North Mitrovica municipal assembly president, said earlier that the draft charters were status-neutral.

However, certain assembly members from non-Serb communities participating in the work of northern KiM local assemblies noted that the charters pending for adoption were unconstitutional as they were in contravention of Kosovo laws.

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