In a press conference today, Vetevendosje leader Visar Ymeri accused President of Kosovo Hashim Thaci as acting as if he were “king” of Kosovo. Ymeri said there are rules which specify who should be given mandate to form the government. “Citizens have given their verdict and neither Thaci nor anyone else can stop Vetevendosje”, Ymeri said.

President of Kosovo, Hashim Thaci, said today at a consultative meeting with representatives of parliamentary parties that he would soon announce the date of Kosovo Assembly’s constitutive session. Thaci called on parties to be ready for the session which he said he would set in consultation with Assembly’s administration and within the legally-defined timeframe. Thaci said the new government of Kosovo should be a government of stability and multiethnic and that it should work on Kosovo’s Euro-Atlantic integration processes.

PAN coalition’s candidate for prime minister and leader of the Alliance for the Future of Kosovo (AAK), Ramush Haradinaj, announced today that he has received the support from the family of late President of Kosovo, Ibrahim Rugova, for forming the new government of Kosovo.

Kosovo’s Deputy Justice Minister, Munir Basha, presented at a roundtable in Gjakova/Djakovica a new action plan and strategy for prevention of domestic violence in Kosovo covering the 2016-2020 period. Basha said the new document is largely based on results and recommendations from the previous programme and the professional work of all stakeholders in this process. He said the strategy aims not only to strengthen existing mechanisms for prevention of domestic violence but also establishment of new ones.

Representatives of the Egyptian community in Kosovo organized a peaceful protest today in front of the government building demanding equal treatment in the Kosovo society. Holding placards saying: “We want jobs, not social schemes”, “We want justice”, Egyptian community expressed discontent with the treatment its members receive in Kosovo.

The protest was organized as part of activities marking Egyptian Day, observed on 24 June.

President of Kosovo, Hashim Thaci, announced that the U.S.’s Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) has allocated USD 50 million that will go towards economic growth in Kosovo. According to Thaci, the funds given to the Kosovo Threshold Program are the biggest than for any other country and this, he said, shows the U.S. unwavering support for Kosovo.

Vetevendosje leader, Visar Ymeri, has invited the Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK) to join talks for forming the new government of Kosovo. In a Facebook post, Ymeri wrote that 11 June elections marked a turning point in Kosovo’s political landscape and that no one has the right to disregard the will of the people. “Let us meet up and talk. Judging from statements from LDK officials led by Mr. Mustafa it is obvious we have a lot to talk about”, Ymeri said adding that they should not wait for certification of final election results to meet.