Kosovo Parliament Fails to Elect President
Lawmakers in Kosovo’s new parliament failed to elect a president after rival parties boycotted a first round of voting.
Ibrahim Rugova’s Democratic League of Kosovo won Nov. 17 parliamentary elections with 46% of the vote, mandating a coalition.
Rugova has discussed sharing power with former rebel leader Hashim Thaci, head of the Democratic Party of Kosovo. Thaci’s party and one other refused to cast ballots for the presidency. A deputy from Thaci’s party said his group would vote only after an agreement on power-sharing.
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