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Exclusive: Hashim Thaci and Blerim Shala are designing the future government (gazetaexpress)

The leader of the Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK,) tried these days to send AAK, Vetevendosje and Nisma to opposition, by reaching an agreement with PDK. In order to reach this, he plans “to gain support” of the General Council of his party today. However, his partners decoded this game.

While Isa Mustafa is making his last efforts to give a deadly blow to the coalition block, through some minor games at the General Council of his party,  his former partners have undertaken concrete measures to push him towards opposition.

AAK chairmanship deals final blow to coalition bloc?! (Gazeta Blic)

It seems that the chairmanship of the Alliance for the Future of Kosovo (AAK) has dealt the final blow to the coalition bloc consisting of the Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK), the AAK, the Initiative for Kosovo (NISMA) and the Vetevendosje Movement. The AAK issued a press release after the meeting saying that the coalition bloc would fall apart if Ramush Haradinaj is not supported as candidate for the post of Prime Minister. “The 10 June agreement cannot be held hostage by unilateral actions of any member of the coalition.

Krasniqi warns coalition block: No party should mention Prime Minister’s post (gazetaexpress)

Jakup Krasniqi Chairman of the National Council of the Initiative for Kosovo (NISMA,) commented the ambitions of the Democratic League of Kosovo to take over the post of the Prime Minister. According to Krasniqi no one should mention the post of the Prime Minister, being that this post would belong to coalition block VLAN.

Mustafa: Kosovo doesn’t need elections, it needs a solution (Telegrafi)

Isa Mustafa, leader of the Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK), writes on his Facebook account today: “Dear citizens, five months have passed since the agreement between the Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK), the Alliance for the Future of Kosovo (AAK) and the Initiative (NISMA), later joined by the Vetevendosje Movement, and our efforts to respect democratic procedures and as a parliamentarian majority to form the Assembly of the Republic of Kosovo and the government.

Quint concerned by archaic and communist behavior of party leaders (Lajmi)

A diplomat from a Quint member state told Lajmi on the condition of anonymity that leaders of main parliamentary parties have brought Kosovo on the verge of a political, economic and financial collapse. He said the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Germany and Italy are analyzing the situation and are concerned with the hypocrisy of leaders who do not hesitate to tell the media that they have brought Kosovo to this situation in order to protect the interests of the people.

Osmani: Assembly session will be held tomorrow (Koha online)

After the meeting with the chairperson of the Assembly’s constitutive session, Flora Brovina, member of the leadership of the Democratic League of Kosovo, Vjosa Osmani, said that she represented the 62 deputies who signed the request for the session to be held on Thursday and expressed their position regarding this session.

VLAN wants the session, PDK against (kohaonline)

Coalition block and Vetevendosje are determined to continue with the constitutive session of the Assembly tomorrow, no matter if the Democratic Party participates or not. They will even hold a debate and draw conclusions through which they would offer a solution and inform all respective bodies, such as the Presidency and other bodies which recognize parliamentary majority.

Dead or alive (Gazeta Express)

Imer Mushkolaj writes in his editorial that bringing down Hashim Thaci is not the only reason that unites the coalition block. According to him, there are many hidden reasons that keep these parties together just as there are many hidden reasons why Hashim Thaci insists to remain the Prime Minister of Kosovo. These reasons put all of them in front of a “dead or alive” situation.

Bloc hints at possible replacement of Brovina (RTK)

Representatives of the coalition consisting of the Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK), the Alliance for the Future of Kosovo (AAK), the Initiative for Kosovo (NISMA) and the Vetevendosje Movement are hinting at the possible replacement of Flora Brovina as chairperson of the Kosovo Assembly. Coalition officials argue that Brovina, a member of the Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK), is supporting her party in the Assembly. AAK MP Donika Kadaj-Bujupi said a solution for the blockade will be found.

Opposition bloc: Now we have the right (Gazeta Express)

The coalition of the Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK), the Alliance for the Future of Kosovo (AAK) and the Initiative of Kosovo (NISMA) and the Vetevendosje Movement issued a joint statement after today’s session of the Kosovo Assembly. “The coalition of the LDK-AAK-NISMA and Vetevendosje Movement, after today’s constitutive session, takes note of the PDK’s failure to elect the Assembly President and to establish the Assembly. Even 100 days after general elections proved to be not enough for the PDK to secure a majority in the Assembly.