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UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, October 21, 2019

• Election results to be certified early November (Zeri) • ECAP rejects counting of diaspora ballots (Klan Kosova) • Vucic: No one has offered us border correction or partition of Kosovo (Zeri) • Vetevendosje confirms Kurti was not injured in car accident in Tirana (Bota Sot) • Lushtaku comments on PDK’s election defeat (T7/Bota Sot) • “AKR will have three MPs” (Epoka e Re) • Slobodan Petrovic on election results: We were robbed (Klan Kosova) • Thaci welcomes Alexander Soros’ call to debate (RTK) • Protest in support of Kurdish people in Pristina faces opposition (KP/Koha)

UNMIK Headlines 19 October

• Konjufca: None of the parties set conditions, we did not discuss ministries (media) • Haziri: Coalition with Vetevendosje immediately after certification of results (RTK) • Kociajncic responds to Vucic on ‘poisoned envelopes from Serbia’ (Zeri) • Serbian List accuses and threatens Kurti (media) • Petrovic speaks about abuse of votes (RTV Dukagjini) • Cakaj: Between regional agendas and Kosovo, Albania stands with Kosovo (Klan) • Hoxhaj: EU is making space to anti-democratic states (Klan) • Rama to meet Kurti in the following days (Klan)

UNMIK Headlines 18 October

• “Kosovo-Serbia agreement, strategic priority for the U.S.” (Koha Ditore) • LVV-LDK working groups set to meet today (Zeri) • Vetevendosje leader Albin Kurti’s interview to News 24 • LDK leader Isa Mustafa’s interview to Klan Kosova • Vetevendosje movement files a complaint at ECAP (media) • Sherifi: NISMA currently stands at above 5 percent (Klan Kosova) • Publicist Veton Surroi’s interview to T7 • Krasniqi says no PDK member supports land swap idea (T7/Express) • Former KSF commander, Kastrati, summoned by Specialist Chambers (media) • Cakaj: Mini-Schengen to remove Kosovo-Serbia border barriers (Koha) • Countess of Wessex meets President Thaci (media) • Dehari family urges authorities to release expertise report (media)

UNMIK Headlines 17 October

• PDK leader Kadri Veseli’s interview to KTV • Vetevendosje leading in Diaspora votes (Koha) • Konjufca: Disagreement with LDK sends us to new elections (Express) • Haziri: Vetevendosje didn’t find courage to stand behind woman PM (Express) • British Embassy responds to Vucic’s remarks on flag in VV premises (media) • Osmani meets U.S. Special Representative Matthew Palmer (media) • Haradinaj: KFOR remains necessary in Kosovo (media) • Ministry of Defence: KSF was not part of yesterday’s police operation (Bota Sot) • Tahiri: I received invitation from Specialist Chambers two weeks ago (Klan) • Gucati: First indictments from Specialist Chambers this month (Zeri) • Hahn: Negative vote for Albania would affect Kosovo-Serbia dialogue (RTK)

UNMIK Headlines 16 October

• Police special units arrest two Serbs in the north (media) • Kosovo withdraws Interpol membership bid (media) • Kurti: Kosovo not an object at table of talks, but equal party (Bota Sot) • Mustafa: LDK-VV making efforts to agree on coalition government (media) • Vetevendosje denies conditioning from LDK (RTK) • Haziri: LDK and VV have not yet discussed division of posts (Bota Sot) • NATO calls for immediate resumption of Kosovo-Serbia dialogue (media) • In the U.S., Osmani visits National Security Council (Klan Kosova) • Ramush Haradinaj gives up MP post (media) • Specialist Chambers invites three former KLA members (RTK) • Haradinaj and his “political army” spent €672.223 in lunches (Koha)