Political deadlock continues, no date for constitutive session
(All monitored broadcasters, KTV)
The acting Prime Minister Hashim Thaçi said that constitution of the Assembly and Government formation will happen within few days, and Government will belong to winning party of June elections.
On the other hand, post-electoral bloc gave only this week to Florina Brovina to call the Assembly session.
After meeting with LDK leader Isa Mustafa and the leader of Nisma për Kosovën Fatmir Limaj, the LDK-AAK-Nisma post-electoral bloc PM designate Ramush Haradinaj said that if Brovina does not call the session within the week, than they will do it.
Haradinaj ruled out any chances of meeting or compromise with PDK regarding for either the Assembly Speaker’s post or the Government.
Veseli: PDK will not provoke early elections
(RTK1)
In an interview with the US newspaper New York, PDK deputy president Kadri Veseli spoke about PDK’s view for solving of the current political deadlock in the country and if this political party is afraid of new elections and remaining in opposition.
“In democratic elections there are winners, but also losers. The sense of loss and demonstration of a desire for a victory at all costs without prejudice to ways and means, just as the case of the current opposition bloc against PDK, is not conducive to a sound political climate in our country, at the time of numerous challenges related to building our nation,” Veseli said.
“We are against the establishment of such a logic that shifts the focus away from the priorities such as strengthening our democratic institutions, economic welfare, Euro-Atlantic integrations…Therefore, in spite of that, PDK will not provoke early elections nor will we be held responsible if they were to occur, although if they were to happen, we are convinced that they would be yet another resounding victory for us,” he added.
Farina: Kosovo not endangered by terrorism
(All monitored broadcasters, KTV)
Irrespective to all the recent incidents with religious persons and massive arrests, COMKFOR Salvatore Farina says that Kosovo is not endangered by terrorism.
He said that Kosovo is not a producer of extreme religion and that many democratic countries are facing the problem of involvement of foreign fighters in the Middle East.
“I do not believe this is a threat to the future of Kosovo. We absolutely do not see Kosovo as a terrorism hub. As any other modern and democratic state, we have to make sure that violence is not nourished within the families. Violence and terrorism must be punished,” General Farina said.
In his last press conference, the outgoing COMKFOR Farina commended Kosovars for building stable security institutions. He considered the action for arresting forty terrorism suspects important.
Farina said that elections were a real test of democracy, while he said that security situation is changing for the better in the northern part, as well.
President Jahjaga extends mandates of international judges
(Klan Kosova, KTV)
President of the Republic of Kosovo, Ms. Atifete Jahjaga decreed the confirmation for continuation of mandate of the international judges of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Kosovo.
A press release issued by the Office of the President reads that the decree was made pursuant to Article 84, Section 4, of the Constitution of the Republic of Kosovo and based on the Law on Ratification of the International Agreement between Kosovo and the European Union.
