Kosovo parliament elects new president, avoiding snap election
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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Kosovo parliament elects new president, avoiding early elections<p> Justina Shiroka Pula received 81 votes in the Kosovo parliament. Her election prevented new early elections in the country.</p>
Kosovo lawmakers elect a new president in a late-night vote to avert s
PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — Lawmakers in Kosovo elected economist and academic Justina Shiroka Pula as the country’s new president in a marathon late-night session, moments before a constitutional deadline that would have forced a snap election. The
Your election puts an end to six months of institutional crisis
Kosovo's parliament elected Justina Shiroka Pula as president on Wednesday, ending a long political crisis and avoiding a fourth legislative election in less than two years.
نُشر هذا المقاعل ولاً via Cedarnews.net. To follow more exclusive news and reports, visit our website. Justina Shiroka Pula got 81 votes, one more than she needed. Another clarification from the source: The blockade would have triggered parliamentary elections. This story was published via the Cedarnews website. For more breaking news and exclusive reports, visit our official website.
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