Kosovan parliamentary election

Kosovo Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj has confirmed that the country is abandoning its attempts to join Interpol this year, after failing to secure enough support to join from existing members.

The parliament of Kosovo has approved Ramush Haradinaj as new prime minister. The 120-seat parliament endorsed Haradinaj's appointment on September 9 with 61 votes in favor and one abstention. Opposition members boycotted the vote.

The parliament also approved Haradinaj's cabinet, with the main ethnic Serb party, Sprska Lista, backing the new prime minister.

Kosovo's parliament finally elected Kadri Veseli as its new speaker on Thursday, one day after leaders of the new PAN government coalition - Veseli of the PDK, Ramush Haradinaj of the AAK, Fatmir Limaj of NISMA and Behgjet Pacolli of the AKR - reached an agreement with the main Kosovo Serb party, Lista Srpska.

Self-Determination leader Albin Kurti has criticized the agreement reached by Behgjet Pacolli and the PAN coalition.

Kurti thinks that the formation of Kosovo's institutions will depend on Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic.

Kosovo's center-right coalition led by the Democratic Party of Kosovo has signed a deal with the small New Alliance for Kosovo party to form a government, ending nearly three months of political deadlock after an election on June 11.

A coalition headed by the Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK) has agreed to a deal with the junior New Alliance for Kosovo party to form a government, ending three months of political gridlock sparked by inconclusive elections.

AKR leader Behgjet Pacolli on Monday switched sides and signed a coalition agreement with the parties of the so-called war coalition.

This paves the way for a new government to be formed in Pristina, after the early election held in June.

Following a crunch meeting with Isa Mustafa, acting Prime Minister and leader of the Democratic League of Kosovo, LDK, Kosovo New Alliance chief Behgjet Pacolli announced that his party's alliance with the LDK was now over.

"We have concluded all the contractual obligations we have had with LDK. Our ways now are parted," Pacolli told journalists.

Their formal importance stems from Kosovo's constitutional and legal system, which guarantees their representation through reserved seats in parliament and the cabinet.

Functionally, however, this power is trivial, owing to the lack of legitimacy of the Serbs' elected representatives, plus the lack of any clear idea about what constitutes the Serbian interest in the country.

The so-called war coalition ("PAN") in Kosovo, led by the PDK party, has failed to garner a majority to elect its candidate for speaker of the Kosovo Assembly.

This pre-election coalition is now seeking a new postponement - "not more than 14 days" - in order to secure a majority.