The three opposition parties, Vetevendosje movement, the Alliance for the Future of Kosovo (AAK), and the Initiative for Kosovo (NISMA), have not decided yet on whether to send the case of Hashim Thaci’s election for president to the Constitutional Court. A senior official from the opposition, who preferred to remain anonymous, said that they are assessing all the documentation.

The Chief Prosecutor of the Special Investigative Task Force (SIFT), that was initiated on the basis of allegations by Dick Marty, David Schwendiman, said to Insjaderi that “the prosecution initiated by the Special Investigative Task Force will continue. This investigation is not affected by the voting on Friday."

Kosovo’s Prime Minister, Isa Mustafa, said today that the opposition parties may freely address the Constitutional Court regarding the process of electing Hashim Thaci as Kosovo president.  He added that he didn’t put pressure on LDK MPs on voting for Thaci after the first round of voting.  “We didn’t put pressure on the MPs. It is their vote and they voted for Thaci,” Mustafa said.

The leader of the Vetevendosje Movement, Visar Ymeri, in an interview with Voice of America said the election process for the new president of Kosovo was filled with interference and blackmail against the Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK) MPs. He also said the opposition does not accept Hashim Thaci as Kosovo president. "The way the president was elected is absolutely unacceptable.

With the election of Hashim Thaci for the President of Kosovo there are no more obstacles for the special court for Kosovo Liberation Army crimes to start its work, claims political analyst Nedzmedin Spahiu and stresses that without shedding a light on crimes Kosovo can’t progress.

An opinion piece by Andrea Capussela

Thaci’s election is invalid because it breaches the rules established by the constitutional court in its judgment annulling the election of Pacolli, in 2011. That decision was wrong, and often absurd (see this essay). But according to article 116.1 of Kosovo’s constitution ‘Decisions of the Constitutional Court are binding on the judiciary and all persons and institutions of the Republic of Kosovo’: right or wrong, the court’s decisions must be obeyed.

The newly elected Kosovo President, Hashim Thaci, in an interview with Voice of America said he will work with all political parties in Kosovo to overcome, what he called, differences between them. He added that his election, which was opposed by the opposition parties, was in accordance with Kosovo laws and Constitution, while denied having made agreements with the representatives of the Serb community in return for their vote.

“The MPs of the Serbian List did not vote for the candidate for president of Kosovo, but only participated in the Parliament session during which the president was elected, because we want to behave responsibly and protect our people,” said Slavko Simic, the president of the Serbian List.

Vetevendosje MP Ilir Deda said that Hashim Thaci’s election to the post of Kosovo president has only deepened the current political crisis in Kosovo. He said Thaci’s election will be brought before the Constitutional Court. “Let’s wait and see how this case goes and what political consequences it will produce. Nevertheless, it is clear that the most non-unifying and divisive man in Kosovo politics is at the head of the state,” said Deda.

Hashim Thaci is ascending to Kosovo's highest office. National unity has unraveled since the country declared independence in 2008, and many doubt that Thaci can hold things together, Deutsche Welle's Vilma Filaj-Ballvora writes.