Hashim Thaci

Assembly in Pristina elects Thaci as Kosovo president

Hashim Thaci has been elected as Kosovo's president in the third round of voting in the Kosovo assembly in Pristina on Friday.

Among those voting for Thaci, PDK party leader and currently a deputy PM in the Kosovo government, were reportedly the Serb (Srpska) List MPs, whom he thanked in his first address.

Kosovo Parliament Sets Date for Presidential Vote

Opposition MPs in Kosovo again let off tear gas in parliament on Wednesday during a meeting of the Steering Committee, which met to decide the date to elect a new president.

The speaker, Kadri Veseli announced that the vote would take place on Friday, with Foreign Minister Hashim Thaci as the main candidate for the post.

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