The name of the Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK) senior official, Lutfi Haziri, has been mentioned as a consensual candidate for prime minister inside the Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK). Haziri could be the future Kosovo PM if the nominations from the two blocs fail.

Haziri, however, denied the possibility and said that this is a proposal from PDK circles. “I have no comments because this whole situation is linked to two political blocs that are divided and they each have their nominations”, said Haziri.

Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK) has prepared two scenarios for the post of Assembly Speaker. Although it is aware it does not have the sufficient votes to take the post of the Speaker, the party will not give up easily and has even decided who to propose for the post, Hajredin Kuci.

The Chairmanship of the Assembly of Kosovo, met today to discuss the procedures of the constitutive session of the new Assembly of Kosovo. The meeting comes a day after President of Kosovo, Atifete Jahjaga, decided to call the constitutive session of the Assembly of Kosovo on 17 July.

Hashim Thaci, the outgoing Prime Minister and leader of the Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK), stated that the Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK), Vetevendosje, Alliance for the Future of Kosovo (AAK), and NISMA have bypassed all criteria and principals by creating a “union” based on close personal interests and spite. According to him, this “union” has become factor of the tendency to block expressed will of the population for the New Mission. Thaçi however has faith that this “union” is temporary.

According to Lavdim Hamidi, whenever the outgoing Prime Minister Hashim Thaçi faces difficulties, he uses millions from the budget of Kosovo for political benefits. “This is how he acted on the verge of 8 June elections when he increased salaries of public servants, pensions, an made many other promises only to obtain more votes for his party,” he writes adding that in this manner Thaçi compensated party’s loss after Fatmir Limaj, Jakup Krasniqi and many others left PDK.

The Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK) led by Hashim Thaci will not give up. While most Albanian political parties have decided not to negotiate with the PDK for the establishment of the new government, Thaci’s party has come up with a perfect scenario. “You know that the Constitutional Court has given the right to the PDK to form the government. We have several scenarios to form the government, but the most plausible plan is to use secret voting in the assembly session for the formation of the government,” a reliable source in the PDK told the news website.

Berat Buzhala considers that even if the Constitutional Court decides that the President should give Hashim Thaçi the mandate to create the new government, it is globally known that he does not have the sufficient numbers. Therefore, he says, if the Constitutional Court authorizes only the Democratic Party of Kosovo to create the new government, its leader, Hashim Thaçi, would become an extremely funny figure. “All that he can do is meet Gjergj Dedaj from Albanians and non-Albanian communities.

Deputy leader of Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK), Hajredin Kuci, doesn’t seem overly pleased with the idea of a technical government being installed in Kosovo in the absence of sufficient numbers for forming the new government.

Asked what would be the PDK’s position in face of a decision to create a technical government, Kuci said: “That issue is not a topic”. Asked about the possibility of the head of the future government being chosen through an envelope like President Atifete Jahjaga, Kuci said this is a hypothetical situation.

Headlines - 27.06.2014

Vetevendosje conditions with reformatting of dialogue and privatization (Koha)

Enver Hoxhaj, deputy leader of the Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK) and Kosovo’s outgoing Foreign Minister, said in an interview for RTK1 that although his party is waiting for the interpretation of the Constitutional Court, the future government of Kosovo cannot be formed without the PDK.