(ANSA) - PRISTINA, SEP 13 - The election campaign for the October 12 local government elections kicked off today in Kosovo. As the Election Commission in Pristina reported, a total of 93 political entities, 32 parties, 32 civic initiatives, two coalitions and 27 independent candidates are participating in the consultation. Favored in the consultation are candidates from Vetevendosje (VV), the ruling party of Prime Minister Albin Kurti, while primarily representing the local Serb population is Srpska Lista (SL). Initially excluded from the consultation, SL was later readmitted with the acceptance of the appeal. Srpska Lista leader Zlatan Elek said he is confident that new Serb mayors will be elected on October 12 in the largest Serb-majority municipalities in northern Kosovo, set to take the place of ethnic Albanian mayors installed in spring 2023 amid mass protests by local Serbs. Voters for the October local elections number 2,069,098 who will be able to vote in 2,625 polling stations across the country. (ANSA).