Vetvendosje MP, Glauk Konjufca said today that “the PAN coalition does not have the numbers to create the government or to vote the Assembly President, however he added, it can happen that some MP decides to join this coalition.

After his registration as Kosovo Assembly MP, Konjufca said “Vetevendosje is not for blockade of any process in an unreasonable manner, however the name proposed for the Assembly President is very important for us,” he said.

He reiterated Vetevendosje’s official decision that they would not vote Kadri Veseli for Assembly President.

Deputy leader of the Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK), Enver Hoxhaj, said at the meeting called by President of Kosovo Hashim Thaci with representatives of political parties that PAN coalition has sufficient votes to form the new government of Kosovo. He also said PDK is ready for the Assembly’s constitutive session whenever it is announced.

Deputy leader of the Alliance for the Future of Kosovo (AAK), Pal Lekaj, said he regretted the fact some parties chose not to attend the meeting called by President of Kosovo Hashim Thaci. “We are sorry other political parties are not demonstrating spirit of cooperation and building of institutions”, Lekaj said adding that his party was ready for the Assembly’s constitutive session.

Vetevendosje MP, Albulena Haxhiu, told Telegrafi that Kadri Veseli is a divisive figure and that he is not worthy for President of the Assembly of Kosovo. She added that the Assembly President should be a personality who represents unity. She also suggested to the Democratic Party of Kosovo to consider some other candidate who is worthy of being Assembly President. “We would not vote a figure such as Kadri Veseli for Assembly President,” she said.

Ardian Arifaj, advisor to Kosovo President Hashim Thaci, said the date for the constitutive session of Kosovo Assembly has not been set yet. "Decision on when to hold constitutive session has not been taken yet. We will inform you whenever the decision is taken", Arifaj said.

Quoting sources from the Kosovo Assembly, Telegrafi reports that President of Kosovo Hashim Thaci is expected to announce date for Assembly’s constitutive session today or tomorrow. Sources said the likeliest date for the session will be sometime next week as many MPs are presently away on holidays.

Kosovo Assembly should decide on the format of the dialogue in Brussels, recently continued at the presidential level, RTS reported referring to Pristina-based media reports that Hashim Thaci, with unilateral decision to meet Aleskandar Vucic breached Constitution.

After the new government is formed, Kosovo Assembly should call for a session and decide about the future of a dialogue between Pristina and Belgrade, more respectively to appoint legitimate Kosovo representatives in Brussels.

Quoting Albanian-language portal Lajmi.net, KosSev reported that repeated counting of ballot papers from 117 ballot boxes has caused some changes related to the expectations as to who will seat at the Kosovo Assembly.

Lajmi.net learned out that in regards to Srpska Lista, previous official results noted that Slavko Simic did not manage to secure enough votes to become an MP, however, following the repeated counting Simic will be an MP, at the Kosovo Assembly, leaving behind Branimir Stojanovic.

A specific feature of the new Kosovo parliament is that party leaders have made sure to also bring in their family members.

Pristina-based Albanian language newspaper Zeri is reporting this, adding that brothers Daut and Ramush Haradinaj are both now members of the Assembly in Pristina - with the latter being one of the candidates to form the next government in Kosovo, on behalf of the coalition gathered around President Hashim Thaci's party, the PDK.

The outgoing presidency of the Kosovo Assembly decided today to end the mandate of all MPs including all the benefits they are entitled to. Outgoing Assembly President, Kadri Veseli, said that although they had some difficult times during this mandate, the Assembly managed to preserve democracy. He said however that he would want to see more “responsible” MPs in the next legislature.