On the eve of elections of the new President of Kosovo the idea has surfaced that a Serb could put him or herself forward for the position. Although it is hard to believe that he or she could would be able to get two thirds of the votes in the Kosovo Parliament, it would allow for Serbian MPs to avoid the pressures of having to choose which Albanian candidate to support.
In order to participate in the presidential elections, the candidate must obtain 30 signatures from Kosovo Assembly MPs. The Serbian List parliamentary group chief Slavko Simic said that it is a possibility because Serbian MPs are in good terms with the ruling and opposition parties. “Although Hashim Thaci is in coalition with the Serbian List, we would have to take into consideration how the Serbian people feel about him. The possibility that our MPs won’t show up at the session to elect the President, should not be excluded” said Simic.
