PDK candidate Valdete Idrizi promises unification of Mitrovica
Valdete Idrizi, running for Mitrovica South mayor proposed by the PDK, said that if elected she will work on building bridges of cooperation in this ethnically divided town. Original post Here
Mustafa after meeting Pacolli says LAA coalition is stable
Chairman of the Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK), Isa Mustafa met on Wednesday Behgjet Pacolli, leader of the Alliance New Kosova (AKR) and confirmed that the pre-election coalition between LDK and AKR is stable. Original post Here
Limaj and Krasniqi confirm PAN’s presence in Assembly tomorrow
Chairman of Nisma Fatmir Limaj, and deputy chairman of PDK, Memli Krasniqi, confirmed that PDK-AAK-Nisma (PAN) coalition MPs will attend constitutive session of Assembly on Thursday. Original post Here
Haradinaj pessimistic about Thursday’s session of Assembly
Ramush Haradinaj, candidate for prime minister of the PDK-AAK-Nisma (PAN) coalition said that it is very likely that they will not be ready for constitutive session of Assembly on Thursday. “It is very likely that we will not be ready to start tomorrow,” he said. Original post Here
In Sarajevo and Pristina, women are paid to wear full veil in public, says Austrian FM
Austrian Foreign Minister Sebastian Kurz has called on the EU “to bring the Balkans into its orbit.” In an interview for Germany’s Handelsblatt, Kurz “warned of the growing influence of Turkey and Saudi Arabia.” Original post Here
Over 130 journalists from region condemn attack on Kosovo journalist, Parim Olluri
Over 130 journalists from Slovenia, Macedonia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro and Kosovo have strongly condemned the attack on Kosovo journalist Parim Olluri, who was assaulted by unknown persons on 16 August in front of his apartment. Original post Here
Haradinaj confirms negotiations with Pacolli’s party
The chairman of the Alliance for the Future of Kosovo (AAK), Ramush Haradinaj, said that recent statements of the Alliance New Kosova (AKR) on potential cooperation with the PDK-AAK-Nisma (PAN) coalition are a new development and a chance for a broad-based coalition. Original post Here
Arban Abrashi running as LDK candidate for mayor of Pristina
The Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK) have decided that former minister of Labour and Social Welfare, Arban Abrashi, to run for mayor of Pristina in 22 October election. Original post Here
Kosovo in mourning after ex-prime minister’s death
Kosovo is in state of mourning today after country’s first prime minister and central figure of the PDK, Bajram Rexhepi, has died on Monday aged 63. Original post Here
Pacolli to join PAN on Thursday
The Alliance New Kosova (AKR) headed by Behgjet Pacolli will join the PDK-AAK-Nisma (PAN) coalition on Thursday enabling the PAN to elect Kadri Veseli as speaker during constitutive session of Assembly on that day. Original post Here