Headlines - 05.08.2017

• Haradinaj: No political crisis in Kosovo (RTK)
• Mustafa: PAN is playing with Kosovo (Koha)
• “Hoxhaj or Krasniqi candidate for Assembly speaker” (Zeri)
• PDK: Parties to leave aside personal interests (Telegrafi)

• Kosovo Assembly’s constitutive session ends in stalemate (dailies) • Veseli: I will withdraw if VV and LAA vote in favor of Haradinaj (media) • Vetevendosje welcomes “Veseli’s withdrawal from candidacy” (media) • PAN will not attend Assembly’s session today (Zeri) • Hoxhaj: One vote failed us at the last minute (Telegrafi/Dukagjini) • Konjufca: Teuta Rugova’s vote in exchange for judicial favours (Koha) • Ambassadors disappointed with Assembly’s failure to elect speaker (Zeri/RFE) • U.S. confirms death of terrorist Lavdrim Muhaxheri (Koha)

• Kosovo Assembly faces crucial test today (dailies) • Rugova: There will be sanctions for any LDK MP that supports Veseli (Zeri) • Thaci: Kosovo should join NATO (Epoka e Re) • President Thaci meets U.S. Vice President Pence (dailies) • KEK: Kosovo avoids energy crisis (Zeri)

• LDK will not vote for Veseli (Zeri/Koha) • Selimi: PAN coalition has no numbers to form government (Zeri) • Mustafa meets Rugova family (dailies) • Tahiri: Failure to elect Assembly President could lead to new elections (Epoka) • Kosovo President Thaci to meet U.S. Vice President Pence (dailies) • Serbia wants to “legalize” division of the north (Koha)

• Stavileci: We have secured enough votes for new institutions (Epoka e Re) • Mustafa: PAN doesn’t have enough votes (media) • Contradiction over votes within PAN (Koha) • Kurti: Vetevendosje to heal peoples’ wounds (Epoka e Re) • Collaku: Dacic’s ideas, dangerous to regional stability (Epoka e Re/RFE) • Non-profit foundation gives USD 1.5 million for prevention of extremism (Zeri)