politics Pristina, Kosovo
Kosovo elects president after protests and parliamentary deadlock
80MPs
The presidential election requires a quorum of 80 lawmakers.
Kosovo lawmakers elected Justina Shiroka Pula president after protests over convictions of former Kosovo Liberation Army leaders and a parliamentary deadlock. The vote averted possible early parliamentary elections, while parties agreed to amend the Specialist Chambers framework.
- Kosovo
- Assembly of Kosovo
- Kosovo Specialist Chambers
- Democratic Party of Kosovo
- Justina Shiroka Pula
- Vetevendosje Movement
2 sourcesAl JazeeraUpdated
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Kosovo’s lawmakers face a midnight deadline to elect a president.
2 of 2 sources“a midnight deadline to elect a president”
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The Assembly of Kosovo has been unable to select a new president.
1 of 2 sources“Lawmakers elected Justina Shiroka Pula to the country’s top office”
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