PRISTINA, Dec 12 (Hina) - The president of the Democratic Alliance of Kosovo (DSK), Ibrahim Rugova, said on Wednesday there would probably be no more negotiations on the creation of a coalition, and announced, without going into
details, his party would form the new Kosovo government. The DSK won the majority of vote at a Nov. 17 ballot, but insufficient to independently form the government. According to Rugova, no headway has been made with the other two major Albanian parties, Hashim Thaqi's Democratic Party of Kosovo (DPK) and Ramush Hardinaj's Alliance for Kosovo's Future (ABK), as to the joint governing of the southern Yugoslav province. Disagreements with the DSK as to the election of the parliamentary speaker and province president have been enough for the ABK to declare the negotiations over, according to Hardinaj. DPK's Thaqi, however, does not rule out the possibility of resuming the negotiat
PRISTINA, Dec 12 (Hina) - The president of the Democratic Alliance
of Kosovo (DSK), Ibrahim Rugova, said on Wednesday there would
probably be no more negotiations on the creation of a coalition, and
announced, without going into details, his party would form the new
Kosovo government.
The DSK won the majority of vote at a Nov. 17 ballot, but
insufficient to independently form the government.
According to Rugova, no headway has been made with the other two
major Albanian parties, Hashim Thaqi's Democratic Party of Kosovo
(DPK) and Ramush Hardinaj's Alliance for Kosovo's Future (ABK), as
to the joint governing of the southern Yugoslav province.
Disagreements with the DSK as to the election of the parliamentary
speaker and province president have been enough for the ABK to
declare the negotiations over, according to Hardinaj.
DPK's Thaqi, however, does not rule out the possibility of resuming
the negotiations, which he maintains are in the interest of
Kosovo's future.
Ahead of Thursday's continuation of the new parliament's first
session, the print media in the province said the president of
Kosovo might be elected tomorrow. According to Koha Ditore, the
Serb MPs will not vote for the president which they consider
represents an element of statehood that Kosovo does not have.
Another obstacle to the election of the president is the lack of
agreement among the Albanian parties.
The United Nations civil administrator in the province, Hans
Haekkerup, maintains there will be enough votes in parliament
tomorrow to elect the president.
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