Isa Mustafa

The Kosovo Assembly is set to approve a new government and confirm former Pristina mayor Isa Mustafa as prime minister, six months after elections were held.

PRISTINA - Hasim Taci, leader of the Democratic Party of Kosovo (DPK), and Isa Mustafa, leader of the Democratic League of Kosovo (DLK), signed an agreement on forming a ruling coalition in Pristina on Monday.

Deal to form ruling coalition signed in Pristina

PRIŠTINA -- Hasim Thaci and Isa Mustafa on Monday signed an agreement to form a ruling coalition in Kosovo.

The two head the Democratic Party of Kosovo and the Democratic League of Kosovo, respectively.

Kosovo President Atifete Jahjaga confirmed on Tuesday that a constitutive session of the new parliament would be held on December 8 after a meeting with the leaders of the two parties involved in the coalition - Hashim Thaci of the Democratic Party of Kosovo, PDK, and Isa Mustafa of the Democratic League of Kosovo, LDK.

Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK) leader Isa Mustafa is tipped to become Kosovo's next Prime Minister after an agreement between the main political aprties to form a coalition cabinet, sources say.

Their decision comes after a six-month-long political deadlock following early elections in June called by then-PM Hashim Thaci.

Haradinaj "to withdraw premiership bid"

PRIŠTINA -- Ramush Haradinaj will withdraw his candidacy for prime minister of Kosovo, Albanian language daily Zeri writes.

PRISTINA - Over 9,000 Serbs voted mainly for the Serbian list in the recent Kosovo elections.

A total of 12,990 ballots arrived from central Serbia, of which around 9,500 ballots passed the second ring of examination, the Frankfurt-based Serbian language daily Vesti reported.

Isa Mustafa, head of the opposition LDK, has accused Prime Minister Thaci of “using public and state resources to campaign. This is illegal," he said.

"He is putting the stability of the country at risk; similar actions by other politicians have led Greece, for example, into an economic crisis,” he said.