Kosovan parliamentary election

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.

Leading western powers voiced concern yesterday at political deadlock in Kosovo, which has still not formed a government two months after snap elections in the tiny country,EurActiv.com reports.

Britain, France, Germany, Italy and United States said it was "the responsibility of Kosovo's leaders" to form a parliament and government following the June ballots.

The constitutive session of the Kosovo Assembly continued on Monday, only to fail to gather a quorum of at least 61 deputies present in the hall.

Kosovo's parliament failed again on Thursday to vote for a new parliamentary speaker after another boycott by PAN, a coalition made up of the Kosovo Democratic Party, PDK, the Alliance for the Future of Kosovo, AAK and the Initiative for Kosovo, NISMA.

Srpska Lista (Serbian List), the main coalition representing the Serb community in Kosovo, said that it will back the candidate for speaker proposed by the PAN coalition, led by the Democratic Party of Kosovo, PDK, at the constitutive session of the parliament on Thursday.

Kosovo's parliament did not continue its constitutive session on Friday because it was again boycotted by PAN - a coalition made up of the Kosovo Democratic Party, PDK, Alliance for the Future of Kosovo, AAK and the Initiative for Kosovo, NISMA.

The PAN coalition, which has 39 out of 120 parliamentary seats, had the right to propose the candidate for parliamentary speaker, but decided on Thursday not to attend the parliamentary session, causing the vote to be postponed.

epa06017081 Giant election posters of Ramush Haradinaj, (L), parliamentary elections Prime Minister candidate and leader of the Alliance for Future of Kosova (AAK) and leader of ruling Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK) Kadri Veseli (R) are seen along a street in Pristina, Kosovo, 08 June 2017. Kosovo's early elections will be held on 11 June 2017. EPA/PETRIT PRENAJ

Self-Determination's candidate for Kosovo PM Albin Kurti says that the coalition gathered around Hashim Thaci's party "will try anything to form a government."

According to Kurti, that coalition - whose candidate is Ramush Haradinaj - is "ready to cooperate even with the Serb List."

Kosovo prime ministerial candidate Ramush Haradinaj from the coalition between the Kosovo Democratic Party, PDK, the Alliance for the Future of Kosovo, AAK and the Initiative for Kosovo, NISMA, planned to hold consultative meetings with political groups on Tuesday in a bid to create a new administration, but he could only meet the representatives of non-Serb ethnic minorities.