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Kosovo Govt Accused of Using COVID-19 to Impede Diaspora Vote
A decision of Kosovo's outgoing government to ease the COVID-19 prevention measures within the country - but not for visitors - only three days before elections, has drawn condemnation for making it more difficult for Kosovars working abroad to vote.
Kosovo Ex-PM Albin Kurti Barred from Running in Election
Kosovo's election complaints panel barred former Prime Minister Albin Kurti, leader of the Vetevendosje party, from running for parliament in February's elections because he was convicted of a crime under three years ago.
Kosovo Court Ruling Puts Kurti’s Election Candidacy at Risk
Albin Kurti's hopes of becoming Prime Minister of Kosovo once again have been set back after the Central Election Commission, CEC, on Wednesday said 15 of the 28 political entities that had applied to run in the February 14 snap elections had proposed candidates "not in line with the Law on General Elections, which specifies that a person who has been found guilty of a criminal charge in the la
Kosovo Activist to Sue Presidential Bodyguards Over Alleged Attack
A Kosovo activist, Veron Hasani, has pressed charges against the bodyguards of President Hashim Thaci, after being detained for calling the president a "thief" and, he said, violently attacked.
Kosovo’s Political Rivals Lock Horns Ahead of Court Verdict
Kosovo's incumbent Prime Minister, Albin Kurti, on Tuesday night condemned a death threat he said he had received from a phantom organisation called the "Albanian Volunteers' Guard", as the country edges close to the Constitutional Court ruling on his request to annul President Hashim Thaci's decree mandating Avdullah Hoti to form a new government.
Kosovo Activists to Continue ‘Rehearsing’ Protests Despite Movement Restrictions
Supporters of the ruling Vetevendosje party and its leader Albin Kurti have vowed to stage more "rehearsals" for protests despite the continued limits on public gatherings in the COVID-19 outbreak.
Kosovo Closer to Getting new LDK-AAK Government
After the heads of the Democratic League of Kosovo, LDK, Isa Mustafa, and the Alliance for the Future of Kosovo, AAK, former prime minister Ramush Haradinaj, on Wednesday agreed to work on creating a new coalition government, President Thaci said he would give a mandate to form a government to whatever coalition was able to assemble a majority.
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Kosovo Mulls its Choices After Fall of Kurti Govt
The overthrow of the Kosovo government under Albin Kurti on Wednesday night has created a fluid political situation, similar to that after the last election, creating the need for the formation of a new government, without excluding the possibility of new elections.
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No-Confidence Vote Topples Kurti Govt in Kosovo
The Kosovo government led by Albin Kurti was overthrown on Wednesday by a no-confidence motion initiated by the junior party in the governing coalition, the Democratic League of Kosovo, LDK.
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Kosovo Opposition to Back No-Confidence Motion in Govt
The presidency of the Kosovo parliament will meet on Tuesday to consider the no-confidence motion against the government of Albin Kurti initiated by the junior partner in his coalition government, the Democratic League of Kosovo, LDK - which looks increasingly likely to pass.