Milan Ivanović, the leader of the Serbian National Council in northern Kosovo, said that UNMIK had not provided any guarantees that the Kosovska Mitrovica municipal assembly would be decentralized, nor had it created adequate security and institutional conditions for Serb participation.
[4][5] Incumbent mayor Aqif Shehu of the Democratic League of Kosovo was confirmed for another term in office after the election.
The Gjakova municipal council voted to remove Shehu from office in late 2005, but their decision was overturned by the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK).
[9][10] Incumbent mayor Esad Haxhijaha of the Democratic League of Kosovo was confirmed for a new term in office after the election.
[19] Incumbent mayor Ramadan Gashi of the Democratic Party of Kosovo was confirmed for another term in office after the election.
[23] Incumbent mayor Slaviša Ristić of the Democratic Party of Serbia was confirmed for another term in office after the election.