A statement by candidate Fegja Dimoviq has brought the Student List’s position on Kosovo back to the center of debate, immediately after a delegation from the movement visited Kosovo. Dimoviq presented Kosovo as an integral part of Serbia and as an element of Serbian spiritual and cultural identity, repeating the political line of the movement that won the parliamentary elections in Serbia.
Statement after the visit to Kosovo
According to the public reaction made by Dimoviq after the November 7 and 8 visit, Kosovo holds an important place in the Student List’s political program. He described it as part of Serbian spiritual and cultural identity, in wording that clearly reinforces this force’s political claim over Kosovo’s status.
In a message published on Facebook, Dimoviq wrote that the delegation was returning with the determination to fight organized crime in Serbia and to support Serbs living in Kosovo. In the same statement, he also conveyed a message of solidarity with Serbs in Kosovo.
Who took part and what meetings were held
The delegation consisted of six candidates and representatives of the movement, including Fegja Dimoviq, Millena Petroviq, Emillija Markoviq, Jugosllav Gashiq and Nemanja Karoviq.
During its stay in Kosovo, the delegation held a meeting with the Metropolitan of Raška and Prizren, Teodosije, at the Gračanica Monastery. According to publicly released information, the conversation focused on the situation of the Serbian community in Kosovo and the challenges faced by the Serbian Orthodox Church.
Representatives of the Student List said that, if they become engaged in Serbia’s state institutions, they will pay attention to protecting the rights of Serbs and Orthodox religious sites in Kosovo.
No meetings with political representatives of Serbs in Kosovo
According to reporting by Radio Free Europe, the delegation did not hold meetings with the political representatives of Kosovo Serbs during this visit. This lack of political contacts stands out, given that the visit was presented as being linked to the interests of the Serbian community in Kosovo.
Another development that has drawn attention is related to the position of Jugosllav Gashiq, a candidate from Kosovo in this movement. On November 7, he stated that the Student List would not cooperate with the Serb List, which he held responsible for the worsening position of the Serbian community in Kosovo.
After victory in Serbia, still without a full program
The Serb List remains the main political force of Serbs in Kosovo and enjoys the political support of the Serbian Progressive Party led by Aleksandar Vučić. It holds nine of the 10 seats reserved for the Serbian community in the Assembly of Kosovo and governs Serb-majority municipalities.
The delegation’s visit comes after the Student List won the parliamentary elections in Serbia on October 25, a result that, according to Radio Free Europe, ended Aleksandar Vučić’s 14-year rule.
The movement is expected to form Serbia’s new government on its own, but it has still not made public the name of its candidate for prime minister or a full governing program. In this political vacuum, its position on Kosovo is emerging as one of the clearest indicators of the course Belgrade may follow in foreign policy.
The statements made after the visit show that the issue of Kosovo is being used as an identity and political point by Serbia’s new winners, at a moment when the movement still has not fully clarified how it intends to turn this rhetoric into governing policy.
For precisely this reason, the weight of such messages remains greater than that of an ordinary electoral reaction: they give direct signals about the approach Serbia’s future government may take toward Kosovo.