Kosovo President asks LDK to form new Government

Gazeta Express

23/04/2020 17:56

Kosovo President Hashim Thaci on Thursday handed the Democratic League of Kosovo (PDK) the mandate to form a new government after no-confidence motion in Albin Kurti’s Cabinet last month, Gazeta Express reports.

Thaci met LDK leader Isa Mustafa on Wednesday afternoon and according to the President’s Office Mustafa proved to Thaci that he has majority in Parliament. The President’s Office said with Mustafa’s confirmation, Thaci has sent a letter to the LDK asking them to propose a candidate for prime minister.

Following this move, the LDK convened its Steering Committee and decided that former deputy prime minister in Kurti’s Cabinet, Avdullah Hoti, be proposed as candidate for prime minister. Addressing media after the LDK’s meeting, Hoti speaking in his capacity as prime minister designate said his government if voted by Parliament will focus in containing COVID-19 pandemic, economic recovery, and dialogue with Serbia. “Dialogue is one of the main issues we have to work on. I believe that from the platform on dialogue approved in 2018 and the decision of the Constitutional Court on the Law on dialogue, we have already et the foundations on approaching the dialogue,” Hoti said. He said the Dialogue should be headed by the Government and he will try to build a consensus aimed at concluding the dialogue with Serbia. Talking on reciprocity measures that Kurti’s Government has imposed on Serbia, Hoti said that such measures can be efficient only if are coordinated with international partners. The LDK is aiming to create a coalition with Ramush Haradinaj’s party AAK, Fatmir Limaj’s Nisma, Behgjet Pacolli’s AKR, and minorities. Head of the LDK Mustafa met on Thursday AAK leader Ramush Haradinaj to discuss creation of new Government headed by the LDK.

Thaci received on Thursday Ambassadors of Quint and EU representatives, informing them on a meeting he held on Wednesday with representatives of political parties. Thaci told Ambassadors of Quint that majority of parties were in favor of creation of new Government without dissolution of the Parliament and he asked the LDK to propose a candidate to form new Government. /GazetaExpress/