Kosovo Prime Minister Hashim Thaci congratulated the people of Kosovo on the occasion of Peace Day, 12 June. Thaci said, “On this important anniversary we are remembering with devotion and pride the sacrifice of all who died for freedom.”

Post-election coalition combinations in Kosovo

Pristina, Belgrade - Regardless of the media post-election coalition combinations among the Kosovo Albanian parties, diplomatic sources in Pristina, by the knowledge of Danas, speculate that the new ruling coalition in Kosovo should form the Democratic Party of Kosovo of Hashim Thaci, the Democratic League of Kosovo of Isa Mustafa and Alliance for the Future of Kosovo Ramush Haradinaj.

The Initiative for Kosovo (NISMA) issued a reaction today saying that after the signing of the agreement between the Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK), the Alliance for the Future of Kosovo (AAK) and NISMA, the Central Election Commission stopped counting votes at 99.83 percent of votes. “After the announcement of the agreement, the CEC did not announce any information about results from the last four ballot boxes, which make up 0.17 percent of votes!

Leader of Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK), Hashim Thaci said it is clear who the candidate to form the new government is and this is the pre-election winning coalition led by PDK.

Thaci assured the citizens of Kosovo through a posting on the social media that he will start work on the New Mission.

The post of Prime Minister will not be included in talks on the future ruling coalition that the Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK) will hold with other political parties. The post is reserved for PDK leader Hashim Thaci. PDK deputy leader Enver Hoxhaj told the paper on Monday that the PDK will wait for the certification of election results before it begins negotiations for the coalition. Hoxhaj said the PDK does not have any “red lines” for political parties, except for the post of Prime Minister.

After the explosion, with serious consequences for the Kosovo Energy Corporation, Prime Minister Hashim Thaci has cut short all his activities of the election campaign and has headed towards KEK. Thaci assesses that at this moment everyone should be together by the KEK workers and their families, reports a press release of his party.

Member of the Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK) Berat Buzhala writes in an opinion piece for Gazeta Express that if the leader of his party, Hashim Thaci, manages to score another victory and beat the largest opposition party, Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK), this would be more a defeat of his main rival than an actual victory of Thaci and would represent the end of the rational politics in Kosovo.

Kosovo Prime Minister Hashim Thaci called today for free, fair and democratic elections on 8 June. Thaci told the government meeting today that on 8 June the will of the people needs to be respected and that this would prove the consolidation of the state of Kosovo.

Thaci thanked all citizens and political parties for a peaceful campaign and open competition. “I think that through this campaign the society of Kosovo is showing that we are fostering our democracy and proving that the state of Kosovo has a safe future,” he added.

The Austrian News Agency (APA) has quoted reports of the daily paper Tiroler Tageszeitung which said that the outgoing prime minister of Kosovo, Hashim Thaci, has a good chance to win Sunday’s elections. “Compared to the charismatic Thaci, Isa Mustafa from the Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK) cannot hope to become prime minister of Kosovo,” wrote the paper. It added that the main race will be between the Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK) and LDK but that Mustafa is behind in the polls.

Departure of "war leaders", as stated in the analysis, is needed to consolidate democracy in Kosovo and create the conditions for achieving justice and reconciliation.

The International Institute for Middle-East and Balkan Studies (IFIMES) from Ljubljana said in an analysis of the situation in Kosovo, ahead of the upcoming parliamentary elections, that there is an interest of the international community to remove "war leaders" from the political life of Pristina.