Last week, NATO deployed an additional 700 soldiers to KFOR ahead of Serbian parliamentary elections. In addition to the increase in the number of soldiers, NATO has expressed concern over the operational capabilities of EULEX due to logistical problems in the North which has required NATO to take on duties not normally assigned to the peacekeeping force. Tensions remain high in the North of Kosovo after the bombing by alleged Serbian extremists and the beating of an elderly Serbian man
OSCE has announced that it will assist with the disputed Serbian general and parliamentary elections scheduled for 6 May. Recently Kosovo authorities have been seizing election materials and arresting those in possession of the materials. OSCE will now escort the materials along with EULEX and help facilitate the elections with mobile voting stations.
