Elections in Kosovo
Mass Fight in the Parliament of Kosovo
Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti was attacked by opposition MPs while speaking at a plenary session of the Kosovo Parliament.
An MP from the opposition Democratic Party of Kosovo (DPK) attempted to douse Kurti with water and MPs from the prime minister's ruling party, Self-Determination, jumped to his defense.
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Vučić: Occupation must come to an end. We are the ones who choose the moment for that
"What happened was the defeat of Kurti and his regime. What happened was more than that, yesterday the Serbian people showed that they are looking for a different approach from the international community, above all from the Western powers, that they are looking for greater respect, dialogue, and not imposition of the solutions," said Vui.
Kosovo Ruling Party Braces for Test in Mayoral Runoffs
Political parties were on the final day of a shortened election campaign this Friday as Kosovo voters in more than half the country's municipalities prepared to vote on Sunday in the second round of mayoral elections.
Kurti's fiasco
Kurti's party did badly even in the municipalities where it had more than 60 percent of the votes in the parliamentary elections in February.
That Kurti experienced a total debacle is shown by the fact that in 38 municipalities in which there were elections, he did not get a sufficient number of votes to win in the first round.
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Kosovo PM Faces Pressure to Involve US in Serbia Dialogue
Ahead of the expected resumption of the stalled dialogue between Kosovo and Serbia, from which Kosovo declared independence in 2008, Kosovo leader Albin Kurti is coming under domestic pressure to get the United States involved in the European Union-facilitated process.
US-Educated Lawyer Becomes Kosovo’s Second Female President
Vjosa Osmani became Kosovo's fifth head of state in 13 years since the country declared its independence from Serbia on Sunday night when MPs in the Kosovo Assembly voted to appoint her as president.
Osmani, a 38-year-old lawyer, also became the second woman to hold the post, after Atifete Jahjaga, who was president from 2011 to 2016.
Politics Still Sways Public Sector Hiring in Kosovo
With a fourth government in two years taking power in March, Kosovo's publicly-owned enterprises face a new round of firing and hiring.
The most senior positions in state-run firms are traditionally filled with political appointees, who invariably depart when a new government enters office.
Opposition Party Clears Path to Parliament Vote on Kosovo President
After a meeting with LDK MPs, party leader Lumir Abdixhiku said that the party would take part in an upcoming vote in parliament on Kosovo's next president, with former assembly speaker Vjosa Osmani widely seen as the frontrunner.
Kosovo’s Kurti Seeks to Form ‘No Compromise’ Government Quickly
Kosovo's election winner, Albin Kurti of the Vetevendosje (Self-Determination) Movement, has for the past two days been in the parliament building holding meetings with leaders of all political parties that won seats in the February 14 general elections, trying to form a government quickly before turning to the issue of the country's next president.
Kosovo LDK’s New Leader Promises ‘Comeback’ After Election Thrashing
Lumir Abdixhiku has been elected the new chairperson of the Democratic League of Kosovo, LDK, exactly one month after Kosovo's oldest party was humbled disastrously in parliamentary elections, promising to restore the party "to its original place".