The “Parliament” of self-proclaimed Kosovo elected a new “president”

Members of the parliament of the self-proclaimed Republic of Kosovo elected Justina Shiroka-Pulja, chairman of the Academy of Sciences and Arts, as the new president with 81 votes in favor out of 120.

The Self-Determination Party voted in the second reading for a law limiting the powers of the Special Court for Kosovo in The Hague, as part of a deal with the opposition.

Kosovo police used force and tear gas to disperse protesters near the parliament building in Pristina amid the verdicts of ex-President Hashim Thaci and other former KLA field commanders by a special court in The Hague.

BELGRADE, October 7 – RIA Novosti. Members of the parliament of the self-proclaimed Republic of Kosovo elected the head of the Academy of Sciences and Arts, Justina Shiroka-Puglia, as “president,” the broadcast was broadcast on the “legislative assembly” website.

According to the “constitution” of the self-proclaimed republic, the “president” is elected by the “parliament” by a majority vote. The deadline for choosing a new “head of state” expired on Tuesday; disagreements between the ruling “Self-Determination” movement and other parties prevented the approval of the candidate.

Members of the Kosovo "parliament" around midnight elected a new president, Justina Shiroka-Pulja, chairman of the Academy of Sciences and Arts, with 81 votes in favor out of a total of 120.

Before this, the prime minister with a technical mandate and the head of Self-Determination, Albin Kurti, offered the opposition a deal - his party voted in the second reading for a law limiting the powers of the Special Court for Kosovo in The Hague. The document, adopted by 84 votes, limited the maximum prison term for those convicted to 15 years.

The special court and special prosecutor's office in The Hague were formally created by the authorities in Pristina and were only transferred to the Netherlands and staffed with international personnel.

On Tuesday night, the police of the self-proclaimed Republic of Kosovo were forced to use force and tear gas to disperse protesters near the “parliament” building in Pristina.

Protests have been taking place in Kosovo since September 16, after a special court in The Hague found ex-president of the self-proclaimed republic Hashim Thaci guilty of war crimes in 1998-1999 and sentenced him to 25 years in prison, including time spent in custody. He and fellow former Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) field commanders Kadri Veseli, Recep Selimi and Jakup Krasniqi were sentenced together to 81 years in prison.