Kosovo. Parliament elected Hashim Thaci president – Gazeta Wyborcza

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The Parliament of Kosovo chose on Friday Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Hashim Thaci's president. Earlier in protest against the candidacy of the opposition deputies they used tear gas, which initially prevented the vote.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                          
 

                 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

         

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In the third round of voting in a population of 120 deputies of the parliament Thaci received 71 votes. The term of office of President of Kosovo, who is mainly ceremonial role, lasts five years.

Prior to the election of President disrupted opposition. In the council chamber of parliament gas rozpyliło two opposition MPs at the end of the debate, just before the first round of voting. All the deputies left the room, but the session resumed.

The meeting of parliament started in the morning, despite the demonstration in front of the building of the Kosovo Assembly, where he camped from Wednesday thousands of opposition supporters. "Down!", "Down with Hashim!" - They chanted embodied in full the rain in front of the seats of the parliament and the government, pilnowanymi by about 200 policemen. Towards the parliament were thrown Molotov cocktails.

From Tuesday the representatives of the Kosovar opposition smashed tents in front of the seat of government in Pristina, protesting against the agreement on normalization of relations with Serbia and Montenegro border agreement.

In 1998-99 Thaci was the leader of the Kosovo Liberation Army (UCK) led the struggle for independence of the then Serbian province. As the president has to deal with the special court for. War crimes established last year. They will sit in the international judges and prosecutors to judge the Albanian Kosovo guerrillas for the killings of civilians, mainly Serbs, immediately after the 1999 war.

Thaci report mentions the Council of Europe in 2010, accusing the leaders of the now-defunct UCK for the death of hundreds of Serbs, Roma and Albanians suspected of collaborating with the Serbs.

Inhabited mainly by the Albanian population of Kosovo proclaimed independence in 2008 with the support of the West and the NATO air attacks, which were aimed at putting an end to persecution of Albanians by Serbian forces. Serbia has not recognized Kosovo's independence and still considers them to be his province. It recognized the independence of Kosovo and more than 100 countries, including the US and most EU countries.

In 2013, Kosovo and Serbia signed with the mediation of the European Union agreement on normalization of relations, which enabled Serbia to seek EU membership.

         

         

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