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EU: Kosovo to form Government with respect to Constitution (Kosovo online, N1)

Maja Kocijancic, a European Union spokesperson, said that new Kosovo Government should be formed in line with its Constitution, the Kosovo online website carried the Gazeta Express report on Friday.

She added the EU was looking forward to the assembling of Kosovo’s new Government, probably made up of the members of the Vetëvendosje (Self-Determination) and the Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK), the two parties which ended neck-to-neck in the Sunday’s general elections.

Vecernje Novosti: United States encourage Thaci and Mustafa to form Kosovo government? (Serbian media)

Belgrade based daily Vecernje Novosti writes in today’s edition that Albin Kurti's victory on the elections held on Sunday in Kosovo may turn out to be a Pyrrhic victory.

According to the daily, Washington suddenly throws into a game a coalition of Hashim Thaci and Isa Mustafa into forming a future government in Pristina.

Palmer told me who would form Kosovo Govt. two months ago, says Serbian FM Dacic (Beta, N1)

Serbia’s Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic said on Monday that the US representative to the Western Balkans Matthew Palmer told him two months ago that Washington expected Kosovo opposition politicians Albin Kurti and Isa Mustafa would form a new government, the Belgrade based news agency Beta reports.

President Vucic last night: "Serbs showed love for Serbia - this is 10: 0" (B92, RTS, Tanjug)

President of Serbia Aleksandar Vucic held a conference last night at the Palace of Serbia declaring the Serbian List victory in Kosovo’s elections on Sunday 6 October. He said the Serbian List won more than 98 percent of votes in Serbian areas in Kosovo. “I have won, and I have participated in many different victories in various elections and even when they said that we had no chance.

Blic: Thaci already "written off"? (Tanjug, B92)

As things stand now, Kosovo elections will bring new players to power. The latest deadline the Western states want to impose on reaching an agreement with Belgrade is December, respectively the end of this year, Belgrade-based Blic daily reports on its front page today. According to the daily, this however does not mean that the deadline will not be extended as many times before, but the "Kosovo issue" is being pushed in that direction.

Haradinaj: If Serbia denies Kosovo recognition, why sit with them at the table (B92, Klan Kosova, Kosovo online)

Outgoing Kosovo Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj stated that if Serbia denies Kosovo recognition, there is no sense in discussing things with them, reports B92 portal quoting Kosovo based media.

Leader of the Alliance for the Future of Kosovo (AAK), Ramush Haradinaj justified his decision to impose 100% tariffs to Serbian goods, presenting what coalition AAK-PDK has to offer now, reports Zvecan based Kosovo online portal.

LDK sees fresh parliamentary elections as way of resolving ‘institutional crisis’ (Kosovapress/Koha)

Deputy leader of the Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK), Agim Veliu, called for new parliamentary elections as the only way to resolve the current “institutional crisis”. At the roundtable between representatives of parliamentary parties hosted by Vetevendosje this time, Veliu said the event is being used for other interests and not the more pressing matters such as setting the date for new elections. “We as LDK consider the country to be in an institutional crisis because neither the government nor the assembly is functioning.

Interparty disagreements delay inquiry into deportation of six Turkish nationals (RFE)

Radio Free Europe in Albanian reports that a committee for investigating the arrest and deportation of six Turkish nationals has not yet been established despite the Assembly of Kosovo’s recommendations dated 17 April. Meanwhile the opposition Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK), which proposed the committee’s establishment, has blamed the ruling Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK) for the delays. LDK MP, Driton Selmanaj, there is a “fear” on the part of PDK and tendency to prevent the committee’s establishment.

Hoti: Ruling coalition needs to secure demarcation votes (Telegrafi)

Head of the Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK) parliamentary group, Avdullah Hoti, said his party fully supports the border demarcation with Montenegro and that it is up to the ruling coalition parties to secure the necessary votes to pass it. He said he very much hoped this issue that is being dragged on for three years finally gets an ending.