Shkodran Nikci
Mayoral Candidate’s Death in Double Killing Shocks Kosovo
Kosovo was shocked on Wednesday when Astrit Ademaj, a candidate to be mayor of Peje/Pec from the opposition Democratic Party of Kosovo, PDK, and a former mayoral candidate from the same party for Decan/Decani municipality, Blerand Kadrijaj, were killed in an armed incident at around 8.15pm.
Kadrijaj ran to be Decan/Decani mayor in the 2017 local elections.
Kosovo Town Declares Emergency over ‘Contaminated Water’ Scare
"A state of emergency has been declared on the entire territory of the municipality of Decan," said the text of an official decision made by the mayor of Decan/Decani, Bashkim Ramosaj, on Tuesday.
Ramosaj said he made the decision because more than 880 people are suspected to have fallen ill as a result of drinking contaminated water in the municipality over the past two days.