Enver Robelli in a column for the paper writes that the outgoing Prime Minister of Kosovo is acting blind towards the reality. His calls “I have the mandate to create the government,” sound like those of Louis XIV “L’etat c’est moi,” says Robelli adding that the truth is that no party is ready to join him in a coalition.

The opposition bloc wishing to form a new government of Kosovo has decided to create a joint group in order to secure the post of Assembly Speaker, the paper reports on the front page. According to the agreement, the post is set to go to the leader of the Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK), Isa Mustafa, but an Assembly regulation stipulates that the position should go to a candidate proposed by the largest parliamentary group.

The head of New Kosovo Alliance (AKR), Behgjet Pacolli, says that AKR was betrayed by Isa Mustafa and not the LDK. Pacolli says that Isa Mustafa did not call him at all, after he learned that AKR had not reached the electoral threshold. In addition, Mustafa had earlier told him not to form a coalition with the Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK). “Now we have a dilemma. Maybe we will support Haradinaj, maybe Vetevendosje, maybe we will also support Thaci. But it is more important to pass the election threshold, and then all four options will be in play,” said Pacolli to Klan Kosova.

Naser Sertolli says the agreement of the three parties with fewer votes to create a coalition, made it clear to the outgoing Prime Minister Thaçi that democracy has more than one possibility. However, he adds, Thaçi’s hopes are not completely lost. “My proposal in Facebook that the leaders of LDK, AAK and Initiative should lock themselves in some elevator, where their telephones do not work, was not just a joke,” he says. He adds that it would be enough if “some international friend” manages to convince only one of these leaders to give up the coalition.

Adriatik Kelmendi writes that despite the fact that unification of opposition parties in a coalition came at a late phase, the decision will also impact elections in the future.  It became clear after fifteen years that Kosovo has two kinds of parties: those that always gain 22 percent of votes or more, and those that never reach more than 14 percent. He considers that social changes with the support of only fourteen percent of population are difficult therefore coalition of smaller parties could represent an alternative.

Director of the Office for Kosovo Marko Djuric met today with member of the German parliament, Torsten Frey. In addition to the German MP, who is in Bundestag a member of the Committee on Foreign Relations and the European Union (EU), the meeting attended German Ambassador Wilhelm Heinz and director of the Belgrade Office of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation, Henri Bonet. 

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.

All sorts of combinations referring to constitution of new authorities are made in Pristina, whereas additional seats for Serbs are uncertain. Our compatriots request from the European Union to protect them from discrimination.

While official results for the Kosovo parliament are pending, along with the dilemma whether Serbs can count, besides the than ten guaranteed seats, and on distribution of some of 100 seats, which are available to all parties which passed the threshold, combinations with regards to future government are already ongoing.

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.

Central Election Commission (CEC) has confirmed that it has received no ballots via mail from Kazakhstan which the New Kosovo Alliance (AKR) hopes will secure it enough votes to pass the five-percent election threshold.

The largest number of applications comes from Serbia, 12,901 followed by Switzerland with 1,169 and Germany 1,122 votes. 221 votes have arrived from Austria and 115 from the United States.