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New elections, more than necessary (Koha Ditore)

The paper’s columnist Halil Matoshi writes in an opinion piece that as soon as the special court for war crimes files the first indictments against the former KLA fighters, not only opposition and the citizens, but also the international community will pressure the government to announce early elections, no later than autumn this year. Matoshi further writes that the request of the Serbian List for a new Serb-majority municipality in Kosovo seems to be linked with Hashim Thaci’s election as Kosovo president.

Change Article 86 (Koha Ditore)

Political analyst Halil Matoshi argues in an opinion piece that Hashim Thaci, leader of the Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK), cannot pretend to be a unifying figure if he gets elected President of Kosovo in an Assembly building surrounded by police and without the presence of opposition MPs”. According to Matoshi, Thaci’s election under such circumstances would bring about further division in Kosovo’s society; it would outrage the opposition, would not help the country emerge from the current crisis and would result in further clashes.

“There is no UNESCO with Thaci and others like him” (Koha Ditore)

Political analyst Halil Matoshi in an opinion piece for the paper today writes that Kosovo's Foreign Ministry is trying desperately to present Kosovo’s failure in UNESCO as a victory. “Hashim Thaci and his team need to explain to Kosovo citizens how is it possible that 15 countries who have recognized Kosovo have not voted in favor of Kosovo's membership in this organization,” Matoshi writes.

The war of secret police forces in Kumanovo! (Koha Ditore)

Political analyst Halil Matoshi argues in an opinion piece that “the wounds of Kumanovo can slowly heal if the civic opposition [in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia] is truly engaged for a state of the citizens and blasts away the discrimination of Albanians by asking for their help and loyalty for a truly modern state. If the opposition prefers the dominating and ultranationalist approach against Albanians, then the Macedonians will sign by themselves the division of the state, and the end of their country”.

The wasted opportunity to create the Kosovo army (Koha)

Political analyst Halil Matoshi argues in an opinion piece that if the Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK) led by Isa Mustafa had said “yes” to another mandate of reserved seats for minority communities in the Kosovo Assembly last year, the Kosovo Army would be a reality today and its troops would be executing the orders of their superiors.

Matoshi: Jahjaga violated the Constitution (Botapress)

Analyst Halil Matoshi reacted to the decision of the President to seek clarification from the Constitutional Court on which leader should be proposed as Prime Minister – Hashim Thaci, who won the 8 June elections, or Ramush Haradinaj, who has been nominated by the coalition of the Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK), Alliance for the Future of Kosovo (AAK) and Initiative for Kosovo (NISMA). According to Matoshi, President violated the Constitution in this case. “The decision to request interpretation from the Constitutional Court supports the goals of the Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK).

The state is responsible for Elvis (Koha)

Political analyst Halil Matoshi writes today about the recent assassination of Elvis Pista, candidate of the Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK) for Parliament. “The killing of a citizen in his birthplace while he was in the company of relatives and friends might not have anything to do with politics, but in the context created in Kosovo, the lack of security and the seizure of security structures by segments of clandestine parapolitics, gives political connotations to the assassination of the PDK candidate.

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