Kosovo Elects President After Opposition Agrees To Last-Minute Deal
She won 81 votes after lawmakers backed legal changes limiting the Hague court’s powers and avoided snap elections, officials said.
- In the early minutes of Oct 7, Parliament elected Justina Shiroka Pula as Kosovo's president, securing 81 votes—one more than the required parliamentary majority.
- Her selection followed a deal between Prime Minister Albin Kurti's Vetevendosje and the Democratic Party to restrict the powers of a Hague-based war crimes court.
- Police fired tear gas and used water cannons on Monday to disperse demonstrators demanding approval of legislative changes concerning the Hague-based court.
- Shiroka Pula, president of the Academy of Sciences and Arts, said after the vote, "This mandate does not belong to just one person. I will be the president of all citizens."
- The presidency is largely ceremonial in the Balkan country, but the election prevented snap parliamentary elections that would have triggered if parties failed to reach consensus.
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During the night, members of the Kosovar parliament managed to prevent a new election. They elected Justina Shiroka Pula as the country's new president.
After a protracted political process, the Kosovo parliament has finally agreed on a new president, Justina…
Kosovo parliament elects new president, avoiding snap election
PRISTINA, Oct 7 - Kosovo's parliament elected economist Justina Shiroka Pula as the country's largely ceremonial president just before a constitutional deadline, avoiding another snap election in one of the poorest countries in Europe. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Albin Kurti’s government reached an agreement with the opposition to obtain a two-thirds majority and thus elect Justina Shiroka Pula.
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Kosovo residents have gone to the polls three times in less than two years. The presidential election averts a fourth election.
Kosovo's parliament elected the country's new president in the early morning of Wednesday, ending a protracted political crisis. The vote took place just in time: exceeding the midnight deadline could have led to Kosovo's fourth general election in less than two years.
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