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Serbian president attacks Albanians after Albania's football victory and demands the restoration of Serbian control in municipalities in northern Kosovo.
Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić stated today that "Albanians are very nervous" due to the higher turnout of Serbs in the elections in Serb-majority municipalities in Kosovo, where local elections are being held today.
"In all Serbian areas, by 10 am, the turnout was higher than in Albanian areas," Vučić told reporters in Belgrade.
“I hope that the Serbian List wins and that some of the power can return to our hands,” he added.
According to him, Albanians, from Tirana, Pristina to Presheva and Bujanovac, are "exalted" by last night's victory of the Albanian national team over Serbia in a football match in Leskovac.
"I would like us to have an even more important celebration tonight in the Serbian municipalities in Kosovo and Metohija than yesterday. Just as they celebrated under the Albanian flag, so let us celebrate for something more important than "kicking the ball," - Vučić concluded.
Rhetorical provocation for ethnic tension
Vučić's statement is a clear attempt to create tension between ethnic communities in Kosovo, at a time when stability is fragile and democratic processes are in the focus of the international community.
Sport as a political weapon
By comparing a sporting victory to a possible “electoral victory” of Serbs in northern Kosovo, Vučić is trying to minimize Albanian national emotion, while elevating Serb participation to a pedestal as a “national victory.” This is classic nationalist manipulation.
Message to the West
Vučić uses this language to send a signal to the EU and the US that “Serbs are organized and mobilized” and that control over the northern municipalities is still an open issue for Serbia. This is part of his strategy to exert diplomatic pressure on Kosovo in the Brussels dialogue.
Political offensive after international defeats
After numerous diplomatic defeats, such as the failure of the "Association" or clashes with the EU and the US over the dynamics of the Balkans, Vučić seeks to show strength on the ground. He seeks to sell an "electoral victory" in Kosovo as a personal political success.
Vučić's statement represents more than a hasty thought: it is a well-thought-out strategy to keep tension alive and fuel nationalism as a tool for electoral and diplomatic mobilization./ Pamphlet
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