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PDK will try to form government through secret voting! (Gazeta Blic)

The Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK) led by Hashim Thaci will not give up. While most Albanian political parties have decided not to negotiate with the PDK for the establishment of the new government, Thaci’s party has come up with a perfect scenario. “You know that the Constitutional Court has given the right to the PDK to form the government. We have several scenarios to form the government, but the most plausible plan is to use secret voting in the assembly session for the formation of the government,” a reliable source in the PDK told the news website.

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Ex-US ambassador Chris Dell to attend opening ceremony of Pristina-Skopje highway? (Gazeta Blic)

There were some strange “coincidences” surrounding the contract and the start of the construction of the Pristina-Skopje highway. First, the contract was signed on the day that the Constitutional Court announced its ruling on who should have the first try at forming the new government. Second, the construction of the highway begins one day before the United States of America celebrate 4 July. Third, could this be Thaci’s last “gift” to his supporters in the U.S., including former U.S. Ambassador to Pristina, Chris Dell, who now works for Bechtel-Enka?

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Thaci: Foreign investments ten times higher by 2016 (RTK)

Kosovo’s outgoing Prime Minister Hashim Thaci said today that with the conclusion of tendering processes for the Brezovica ski resort and the Kosova e Re power plant, Kosovo will secure foreign investments four times higher in the next 12 months. Thaci said these investments would be ten times higher by 2016. “Direct foreign investments in Kosovo have marked a 13% increase compared to last year. This will be translated in further economic growth and tens of thousands of new jobs,” Thaci said.

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Will the name of Prime Minister be pulled out from an envelope? (Gazeta Express)

Berat Buzhala considers that even if the Constitutional Court decides that the President should give Hashim Thaçi the mandate to create the new government, it is globally known that he does not have the sufficient numbers. Therefore, he says, if the Constitutional Court authorizes only the Democratic Party of Kosovo to create the new government, its leader, Hashim Thaçi, would become an extremely funny figure. “All that he can do is meet Gjergj Dedaj from Albanians and non-Albanian communities.

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Government gives green light for Pristina-Skopje highway construction (Koha)

As anticipated, Government of Kosovo approved today proposal for construction of the Pristina-Hani i Elezit highway. The winning bidder is the company that also constructed the “Ibrahim Rugova” highway, “Bechtel Enka”, and the project is expected to cost around 600 million euro. Minister of Infrastructure, Fehmi Mujota, said the winning company was the most serious competitor and added that the contract has been prepared and will be signed in the coming days. Prime Minister Hashim Thaci welcomed the decision through a Facebook post.

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Thaçi: PDK will reestablish the new government (indeksonline)

Kosovo’s outgoing Prime Minister, Hashim Thaçi, spoke today during the meeting with the governing cabinet about the flow of the elections.

“Also, allow me to congratulate all institutions which are currently dealing with post-electoral managing process, Central Election Commission and all the other mechanisms, for their work on concluding this phase of election process, after organizing the best, fair, free, democratic and transparent elections after the war in Kosovo,” said Thaçi.

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Thaci’s candidacy for prime minister under threat (Tribuna)

Hashim Thaci, leader of the Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK), could fail in his goal to become Prime Minister for a third term, the paper reports on the front page. The lack of support from other political parties to join his coalition could lead to the failure of the first round of attempts at forming the new government. As a result, the second time, Thaci would not be eligible to try again, and the President of Kosovo would need to propose a different candidate for Prime Minister.

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Matoshi: Jahjaga violated the Constitution (Botapress)

Analyst Halil Matoshi reacted to the decision of the President to seek clarification from the Constitutional Court on which leader should be proposed as Prime Minister – Hashim Thaci, who won the 8 June elections, or Ramush Haradinaj, who has been nominated by the coalition of the Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK), Alliance for the Future of Kosovo (AAK) and Initiative for Kosovo (NISMA). According to Matoshi, President violated the Constitution in this case. “The decision to request interpretation from the Constitutional Court supports the goals of the Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK).

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