Bargaining starts now, nothing said during campaign remains valid (Koha Ditore)
Those tired of elections, will get even more tired by calculating who could make a coalition with whom and to what price. Different from election campaign, where Kosovo politicians usually make promises that they do not intend to keep, now during the bargaining for power, is the momentum for them to prove if they have […]
Read More →Kosovo has to wait for other victories (Zëri)
Arbana Xharra criticizes opposition parties of Kosovo for “assuring another four year mandate for Hashim Thaçi.” The final verdict of Kosovars is a clear message for the opposition: in order to be a real majority, you need to create a coalition, she says. Xharra considers that opposition party leaders were in euphoria and illusions, each […]
Read More →The main opposition party continues to remain silent (Radio Kosova)
It still continues the silence of the Head of Kosovo Democratic League (LDK) Isa Mustafa about the acceptance of the results from the 8 June elections. Even that the party of Isa Mustafa didn’t come forward with an official statement, a candidate from this party, Bardhyl Meta, congratulated the Head of Democratic Party of Kosovo […]
Read More →CEC counts ballots from the last 100 polling stations (Koha)
Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK) is managing to keep 5 percent lead from Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK) at a time when ballots from less than 100 polling stations have yet to be counted. It seems the difference between parties will remain as it is considering that most of the uncounted votes are from the […]
Read More →Vučić: It was important that Serbs vote (B92, Tanjug)
Prime Minister Aledsandar Vučić stated that it was important that Serbs turn out on elections in Kosovo and that decision to call them to vote was the smart one. “The turnout was low, but unexpectedly low in Albanian areas too, what indicates on some other things…on bigger number of registered in comparison with the real […]
Read More →Limaj leaves open possible coalition with PDK (RTK)
Fatmir Limaj, leader of the Initiative for Kosovo (Nisma), said his party has reached its objectives in the parliamentary elections and that they will be a strong voice for the people of Kosovo and they will defend their will. Asked about a possible coalition with the Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK), Limaj told reporters that […]
Read More →Bombing ended 15 years ago (Blic)
Tomorrow is 15th anniversary of the end of NATO bombing. End of bombing was preceded by the adoption of the UN SC Resolution 1244. A day earlier, on June 9, representatives of the Yugoslav Army and NATO signed the Kumanovo Military Technical Agreement that stipulates withdrawal of the Yugoslav Army from Kosovo and the entry […]
Read More →Kosovo Ruling Party Claims Victory in Elections (Balkan Insight)
Prime Minister Hashim Thaci’s Democratic Party of Kosovo claimed victory in parliamentary polls to secure a third term in office despite a low turnout at Sunday’s vote. BIRN Pristina Thaci said after polls closed that his Democratic Party of Kosovo, PDK, had won the elections, although the Central Election Commission reported a turnout of only […]
Read More →Germany takes over the care over the Western Balkan region (Danas)
Berlin, Belgrade – German Chancellor Angela Merkel announcement that by the end of August she will invite all the countries of the Western Balkans to a conference about their path to the EU, can be interpreted as the willingness of the Germans to take care of the region, partly as a consequence of the Ukrainian […]
Read More →Trajković: Tough period ahead of Serbs (B92)
Rada Trajković says that small turnout of Serbs on early parliamentary elections in Kosovo is the result of Vulin’s regent structure. She also announced the tough period ahead due to future arrests. The former MP in the previous composition of the Kosovo Assembly assessed unofficial results of early parliamentary elections in Kosovo and said to […]
Read More →Lekaj: Final train for AAK to enter the government (Indeksonline)
Former mayor of Gjakova/Djakovica and member of Alliance for Future of Kosovo (AAK), Pal Lekaj, accepted the AAK’s not-so-good outcome in these elections. In a statement for Klan Kosova TV, Lekaj said that despite results, AAK will be a decisive element for the future government, thus implying a possible coalition with Democratic Party of Kosovo […]
Read More →Kusari-Lila: Time to reflect (Express)
Deputy leader of New Kosovo Alliance (AKR), Mimoza Kusari-Lila said it is time for the party to reflect and take decisions about its structures. In a Facebook post, Kusari-Lila congratulated Kosovo on elections and said: “Time to reflect and decide for all political structures. The Kosovo voter demonstrated high democratic culture and civic value. Thank […]
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