Both local and international sources confirmed the existence of a PDK-AAK joint-government plan, which foresees Haradinaj replacing Thaçi as prime minister. In order for the plan to be carried out, both parties must obtain support from the leading opposition, LDK. Nevertheless, whether LDK votes in favour, the plan cannot be implemented without the conclusion of the Kosovo-Serbia dialogue.
“We will have to wait for the end of the dialogue process with Serbia and only then think of changes to senior state positions. Reaching a PDK-AAK partnership does not imply that Thaçi will step down for Haradinaj at this stage,” said the paper’s source, adding that it will be Thaçi who will nominate Haradinaj as his successor but “this is not likely to happen before new parliamentary elections.”
