Kosovo’s Principal Deputy Prime Minister, Hashim Thaci, indicated today during the Kosovo government meeting that the 18 April protest by the opposition will be violent. “I want to emphasize that announcing a violent protest is the worst possible message for the current political and institutional circumstances and for Kosovo’s Euro-Atlantic prospects,” Thaci said. “Political rights can be fulfilled only through a regular and democratic elections process and not through blackmails, threats or violent attempts to take over power”. Thaci also added that creating tensions on the eve of the Constitutional Court’s ruling on the establishment of the special court is an attempt to obstruct Kosovo’s path. “We should not view this process [establishment of the special court] as punishment or blockade against the state of Kosovo, but rather as an advantage and progress. At the same time, attempted attacks against independent judicial institutions, such as the Constitutional Court, is a direct violation of Kosovo’s internationally-recognized institutions,” he added.