• Anti-constitutional ratification of agreement on Special Court (Koha) • Thaci pledges to finalise establishment of special court (Bota Sot) • Special court’s first indictments by end-of-year (Zeri) • Kuci and Hoxhaj to replace Thaci (Kosova Sot) • Thaci resigns from three posts (Zeri) • Opposition: Protests until government’s resignation (Zeri) • Citaku: Serbia to apologise for crimes in Kosovo (Indeksonline/Telegrafi) • Car of PDK parliamentary group chief damaged in Pristina (media) • “Cases of Decan, Drenas and Fushe Kosove, not related to terrorism” (media)

• Opposition thinking of challenging Thaci’s election (Koha Ditore) • Djuric denies Serbian List MPs voted for Thaci (Koha) • Several offices of the LDK attacked throughout Kosovo (dailies) • UN SG Ban appeals for refraining from violence in Kosovo (Koha Ditore) • First indictments of special court to be filed in September (Kosova Sot)

• Hashim Thaci elected President of Kosovo (dailies) • Delawie and Jahjaga congratulate Thaci on his election (Koha Ditore) • EU concerned with the way Thaci got elected president (Koha) • Opposition parties pledge to continue protests (Zeri)

• Kosovo Assembly to vote on new president today (Koha Ditore) • Thaci calls on his supporters to celebrate at home (Kosovapress) • Grabovci: Thaci has the necessary votes to become president (Zeri) • Kurti: We are for new elections (Epoka e Re) • Serbian List to vote for Thaci (Lajmi) • Kuci: No court will be able to overturn Thaci’s election (Klan Kosova) • Engel: Kosovo political parties must renounce violence (Zeri/VoA)

• Assembly to elect new Kosovo President on Friday (dailies) • Veseli: We won’t back down (media) • Aida Derguti arrested (Epoka e Re) • Ymeri: We will protest against attempt to smuggle Thaci (media) • Haradinaj: Do not deepen the crisis further (Epoka e Re) • Selimi: We’ll protest inside and outside Parliament against Thaci (Bota Sot) • Political analysts: Early elections after Thaci’s election as president (Zeri) • Pacolli: I support the protesters, elections are the solution (Klan Kosova)