The European Parliament's rapporteur for Kosovo, Ulrike Lunacek, said on Jan. 12 that the proposals of certain political parties, for a new general election to be held in Kosovo at the end of the year due to numerous irregularities during the vote in December, should be considered very seriously.

Lunacek told TV Kosovo that she had monitored the repeated election in some municipalities in Kosovo and that she had seen electoral manipulation first hand.

"Kosovo is one electoral unit. The [electoral] system has many flaws and this is why preparations must start as soon as possible, for an election to be held by the end of the year, which is being proposed by some political parties," she said.

Before the new election, she added, new institutions should be formed, which would function until the new vote.