• PAN: Decision to call Thursday’s session, arbitrary; LDK hails it (Zeri)
• Serbian List to attend Assembly’s Thursday session (Kosova Sot)
• Analysts: Thaci should step in to resolve deadlock (Zeri/RFE)
• Pacolli reiterates calls for a broad-based government (Epoka e Re)
• Viets: Germany will continue support for Kosovo (Zeri)
• Mustafa does not replace PDK ministers (Koha)
• Citaku reacts to Twitter post by Russian Foreign Ministry (media)

• Parties entrenched in their positions (Zeri)
• PDK-Vetevendosje battle of accusations increases (Koha Ditore)
• PDK: Veseli’s offer valid through Wednesday (RTK)
• Krasniqi: All parties responsible for the new deadlock (Zeri)
• Hyseni: We have strong support for Interpol membership (Telegrafi/RTV21)
• FAZ: Vucic asked Serbs to realize Kosovo is lost (Lajmi)

Headlines - 05.08.2017

• 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)