Kosovo Assembly MP from the Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK), who is also member of the Assembly Committee for Legislation, Mandate and Immunities, Armend Zemaj, said that he would not vote Hashim Thaci for the president of Kosovo. He also stated during today’s meeting of the Committee, that Kosovo will announce early elections on 7 March. The Committee gave the green light to four draft laws foreseen to be discussed at this meeting.

Koha.net editorial room received an anonymous package with pictures of  graffiti against the three opposition leaders. “This action intends to show the true egos of the three opposition leaders who are destroying everything, including our daily lives, they are blocking holidays and squares only because someone like Hashim Thaci is a candidate for president.

Deputy Prime Minister of Kosovo Hashim Thaci reacted harshly to the burning of Minister for Agriculture, Memly Krasniqi's family vehicle. He wrote on his Facebook page that this attack has clear political motives which openly violate pluralism, freedom of expression and opinion. “With deep indignation, I harshly condemn the ugly act of burning Memli Krasniqi’s family vehicle last night. This ugly act aims at terrorizing Krasniqi's family and blackmailing Minister Krasniqi into withdrawing his political positions.

Citing reliable sources, the news site reports that members of the Kosovo Assembly will elect the new President of Kosovo on Friday at 11:00. The same sources said that the Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK) Hashim Thaci, will be faced with a counter-candidate for the post of President, namely Rafet Rama from the PDK. The news site also notes that Thaci is expected to resign his post as party leader before attending the extraordinary Assembly session on Friday.

In an opinion piece today, referring to US Ambassador Greg Delawie's statements about opposition parties, the paper’s Brussels-based correspondent Augustin Palokaj writes that it shouldn't be a problem that international ambassadors in Kosovo criticize the behavior of opposition parties in the Assembly. “It is not difficult to agree with these statements. But the problem is when the ambassadors remain silent about mistakes made by the government.

According to the news site, the three opposition parties – the Vetevendosje Movement, Alliance for the Future of Kosovo (AAK) and the Initiative for Kosovo (NISMA), are planning to set up tents on Pristina's main square in an attempt to prevent Hashim Thaci’s election as President of Kosovo. Unnamed sources told the news site that protesters will stay on the main square until 7 March, the last deadline for presidential elections after which the country would immediately have to hold early elections.

Deputy Prime Minister of Kosovo, Hashim Thaci said that today’s events at the Assembly of Kosovo, were caused by the primitive and ugly behavior of the opposition. “I believe that this continuing primitive and ugly behavior shows the real face of the opposition leaders. We will pursue economic development. No power can stop the work of the institutions, and this situation will be overcome despite what has happened,” Thaci said.

The leader of the Vetevendosje movement, Visar Ymeri, said today at a press conference that Isa Mustafa and Hashim Thaci threatened citizens who participated at the protest. “These threats and insults are unacceptable and punishable,” said Ymeri and added that Thaci should give account for his statements made on Wednesday after the protest.

Slobodan Petrovic, Deputy President of the Kosovo Assembly considers that the election of Hashim Thaci for President is the best solution in this situation, although Belgrade accused Thaci for war crimes and organ trafficking. "Hashim Thaci is the only candidate for president, proposed by the ruling coalition. He is the best solution for this position, considering the current situation in Kosovo. If he is not elected, elections will be scheduled, and this will further complicate the situation in Kosovo," said Petrovic.

After the possible election of Hashim Thaci for president of Kosovo, I don’t expect anything good to happen regarding relations between Serbia and Kosovo, said Ivica Dacic, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Serbia. When asked why, Dacic explained that the political chaos in Kosovo is an excuse for not fulfilling the obligations undertaken by signing the Brussels agreement. “And it will continue,” said Dacic, adding that the EU should put pressure on Pristina to fulfill its obligations.