Members of the Kosovo Assembly will vote on the establishment of a special court that will address war crimes allegations, in late April or early May. Unnamed sources told Politiko that this timeline has been agreed by Kosovo institutions and international officials, unless there are no unexpected developments. Hashim Thaci and Isa Mustafa, the leaders of the two biggest parties in Kosovo, as well as President Atifete Jahjaga, have expressed full support for the establishment of the court. Kosovo’s leaders said this would not be an easy task but that it is the only way to cast away a dark cloud that has been looming over Kosovo ever since the publication of a Council of Europe report in 2011. On the other hand, opposition parties, the Vetevendosje Movement, Alliance for the Future of Kosovo and NISMA, said they are against the special court, arguing that it violates the autonomy of Kosovo’s judicial system. Sources also told Politiko that in the next weeks there will be increased international pressure on opposition leaders to vote in favour of the court and to avoid another scenario – the establishment of the court by the United Nations Security Council.