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No Government until end of August or early September (Gazeta Blic)

Kosovo will remain without a government for at least a month and a half, sources said for Gazeta Blic and added that the Constitutional Court will reply to the Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK) in several days’ time. “In the best case scenario, it will be beginning of August when the president of the country will propose Hashim Thaci, as the leader of the largest party, to form the government and he will have 15 days to do so”, the source said. Considering that no political party has so far expressed interest to enter a coalition with PDK, President Jahjaga is expected to decide by late Augus

Failure of the Bloc – victory for Thaci (Zeri)

The paper’s editor-in-chief, Arbana Xharra, says that although the parties that have recently joined a coalition bloc have exchanged in the past quite a few allegations, have now gathered around a joint cause to bring down Hashim Thaci. In this journey, the leaders of these parties made some painful compromises and these include, most notably, the leader of Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK), Isa Mustafa, renouncing the post of prime minister and giving it to the leader of Alliance for Future of Kosovo (AAK), Ramush Haradinaj.

PDK renounces Thaci for PM, favours LDK’s Lutfi Haziri instead? (Gazeta Blic)

The name of the Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK) senior official, Lutfi Haziri, has been mentioned as a consensual candidate for prime minister inside the Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK). Haziri could be the future Kosovo PM if the nominations from the two blocs fail. Haziri, however, denied the possibility and said that this is a proposal from PDK circles.

The political crisis leads into a new election (KiM radio)

The political crisis in which the Kosovo society is found may lead to new elections, says analyst Dukagjin Gorani, while Aleksandar Stojanovic believes that citizens are saturated with elections and that they are unnecessary. Director of the Liberal Democratic Centre in Pristina, Dukagjin Gorani said on TV Show "Dogovor" that the society is currently in limbo due to the political crisis caused because of the forming of a new government therefore there might be new parliamentary elections. "We're in a difficult impasse from which we will get out by the culmination of the political crisis

Written agreement on the broad-based coalition (Tribuna)

A written agreement that would encompass the main governing principles is expected to be signed in the coming days by leaders of Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK), Alliance for Future of Kosovo (AAK) and Initiative for Kosovo (NISMA) on one hand and Vetevendosje on the other. The agreement comes as a necessity for LDK, AAK and NISMA to secure support from Vetevendosje. Vetevendosje’s Dardan Molliqaj said it is very likely such an agreement will be reached. “We already have agreed on the content.

Mustafa: Government not created by conditionings or the logic of “fishing” (Telegrafi)

Leader of Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK), Isa Mustafa, said that the party’s thirty MPs are unified in their objectives. Mustafa said LDK MPs don’t consider a government with Alliance for Future of Kosovo (AAK) and Initiative for Kosovo (NISMA) as an ideal solution but accept it as a better and necessary alternative to stop a Thaci-led government and begin changes in strengthening the legal state. “The future government of Kosovo will have a clear programme and implementable development and European integration objectives.

Brussels to send a “special envoy” to Pristina on Thursday (Gazeta Blic)

Authorities in Brussels will send on Thursday as special envoy to Pristina who is expected to meet leaders of all parties. This EU senior official is expected to clarify to the leaders the principles upon which the future government of Kosovo should be build, international sources told Gazeta Blic. “The main condition, or principle, of European Union is continuation of talks with Serbia.