The Central Election Commission (CEC) has completed the counting of votes received from the Kosovo diaspora, while the recount of five polling stations and the counting of conditional and special needs ballots are currently underway, following decisions by the Election Complaints and Appeals Panel (ECAP).
According to CEC spokesperson Valmir Elezi, the counting process for votes from abroad concluded on Monday around midnight at the Counting and Results Center (CRC).
“On Monday at midnight, the counting of ballots from the out-of-country voting process was completed at the CRC. These ballots belong to the postal voting process conducted from September 17 to October 11, 2025, collected from CEC postal boxes in 22 different countries and from the CEC postal box in Kosovo,” Elezi stated.
On Tuesday morning, the CRC began recounting ballots from five polling stations, as ordered by ECAP. The affected polling stations are located in South Mitrovica (1110/01 and 1110/06), Kamenica (1019/01 and 1020/01), and Podujeva (1807/02).
Additionally, the counting of conditional votes and ballots from voters with special needs is set to begin later today. Conditional voting took place at 54 special polling stations across 38 municipalities, while citizens with special needs were enabled to vote through mobile teams outside polling centers.
According to the CEC, the process will begin with the municipalities of Deçan, Istog, Kaçanik, Fushë Kosovë, Kamenicë, Shtërpcë, Mamushë, Hani i Elezit, Ranillug, and North Mitrovica, where the scanning of voter lists has already been completed.
There are more than 2,119 envelopes containing conditional ballots for both mayoral and municipal assembly elections, while over 3,467 voters with special needs were registered to vote through mobile teams.
Elezi also emphasized the importance of scanning voter lists, a process running in parallel at the CRC.
“This step is crucial for ensuring the integrity of the electoral process, as it allows the comparison of participants who voted at regular polling stations with those who voted conditionally. The goal is to detect any potential cases of double voting,” Elezi explained.
Once the counting of conditional and special needs votes is completed, the CEC will be able to announce the final results of the October 12 elections.
