Kosovan parliamentary election, 2010

The first parliamentary elections in Kosovo after independence in 2008 began on 12 December 2010 and ended - after several redial -. 16 January 2011 On 30 January 2011 (Albanian Komisioni Qendror i Zgjedhjeve ) were prepared by the Central Election Commission shall publish the results. The winner was the Democratic Party of Hashim Thaci with a total of 34 percent of the vote.

Parliament Speaker Jakup Krasniqi dissolved on 2 November 2010, the Kosovar Parliament because of a destructive confidence vote. The neuangesetzten elections 100 seats in the Kosovo Parliament were chosen. Another twenty seats are, as usual, assured the minorities living in Kosovo by the Constitution, ten of the Serbian population.

Background

After the conviction of then President Fatmir Sejdiu of Kosovo in late September 2010 by the Kosovo Constitutional Court gave this his resignation. Sejdiu was sentenced because he should have been active at the same time both as President of Kosovo, as well as chairman of his party. Then, the LDK withdrew from the government alliance with the PDK, Hashim Thaçi and the government was dissolved by a destructive confidence vote. The originally planned for the February 2011 elections were therefore brought forward to 12 December 2010.

Starting position

Of the 120 seats in the Kosovo Parliament 20 seats are secured before the election for the minority groups through a so-called "positive discrimination". That is, 10 seats are of the Serb minority in Kosovo to ensure a further 10 seats with other minorities. Are entitled to vote approximately 1.6 million inhabitants.

Participating parties

(Albanian Komisioni Qendror Zgjedhjeve i ) a total of 29 parties registered and approved by the Electoral Commission to select:

• Albanian: LDK - Democratic League of Kosovo
• FER - Fryma e Re
• IRDK - Iniciativa e re Demokratike e Kosovës
• PDK - Democratic Party of Kosovo
• AKR -PD - PSD PPI PPK PNDSH - PGJK - Aleanca Kosova e Re ( coalition )
• LDD - Democratic Alliance of Dardania
• AAK - Alliance for the Future of Kosovo
• VV - Lëvizja Vetëvendosje! ( Citizens' initiative )

• Serbian: SNSD - Savez Nezavisnih Socijaldemokrata
• SKMS - Kosovo Srpska Metohijska Stranka
• SSDS - Srpska Socijal Demokratska Stranka
• SNS - Srpska Narodna Stranka
• JSL - Jedinstvena Srpska Lista ( citizens' initiative )
• SDSKIM - Srpska Demokratska Stranka Kosova i Metohije
• SLS - Samostalna Liberalna Stranka
• NDS - Nova Demokratska Stranka
• GIKN - Građanska Inicijativa Krilo Naroda ( citizens' initiative )

• Turkish: KTB - Kosova Türk BİRLİGİ
• KDTP - Kosova Demokratik Türk Partisi

• Bosniak: Vakat - Koalicija Vakat ( coalition )
• BSDAK - Bošnjačka Stranka Demokratske Akcije Kosova
• SDA - Stranka Demokratske Akcije

• Roma: PREBK - Rome partia e bashkuar e Kosovës

• Ashkali and Kosovo Egyptian: WPK - partia Demokratike e Ashkalive të Kosovës
• LEK - Lidhja e Egjiptianve të Kosovës
• PAI - partia e Ashkalinjëve për Integrim

• Goranisch: SDSG - Socijaldemokratska Stranka Gore
• GIG - Građanska Inicijativa Gore

• Montenegrin: CDS - Crnogorska Demokratska Stranka

Electioneering

• Hashim Thaçi promised a salary increase for teachers and an easing of visa regulations of the EU.

• The civil rights movement Lëvizja Vetëvendosje! appeared as a single party for a complete unification with Albania, wherever this, however, the people of Kosovo want ( referendum) Vetëvendosje also calls for enforced by police forces inclusion of the northern Kosovo around the city of Kosovska Mitrovica, an abolition of the Ahtisaari constitution in the sense of an independent state and a withdrawal of all foreign troops. In addition, her party leader Albin Kurti promises a fight against corruption and for wage increases.

• An important election issue was corruption. Oncoming traffic Minister and Deputy Chief Fatmir Limaj Party ( PDK), an indictment of the prosecution is prepared and another party official is accused of murder orders.

• Mr. Pacolli, a millionaire and party leader of AKR, promised his voters accession of Kosovo to the UN by September 2011.

First election results

On December 13, the Election Commission announced in Pristina, Hashim Thaci and his PDK won 36 percent of the vote and the election thus have clearly won. In 24 percent came the LDK, followed by the former student movement Vetëvendosje! (12 percent), AAK (11 percent) and AKR ( seven percent). The other parties failed to cross the five-percent hurdle.

Approximately 48 percent of the 1.6 million voters participated. International observers spoke of a fair election, the EU congratulated Kosovo on a " quiet and properly run ( d) s " election. As a result, the higher participation of the Serb minority in the election can be viewed. Although the elections were generally considered fair, some parties referred to the elections in the Drenica region, traditionally a stronghold of the PDK of Prime Minister Hashim Thaci, as manipulated and falsified.

Redials

The the PDK alleged electoral fraud were on 16 December officially confirmed by the Election Commission so that on January 9, 2011 in all the polling stations of Drena (municipalities in the Drenica Valley, Skënderaj and Deçan, and each in a community in Lipjan and Mali Sheva ) new elections were held. According to the British newspaper The Guardian at a polling station should have been as high as unrealistic 149% turnout.

On January 7, 2011, the Election Commission announced that the election must be repeated in 24 of 29 constituencies in Mitrovica. The reason here large-scale forgeries have been called. The reps took place there on January 16.

Final result

The clear winner of the election was the PDK with almost a third of the votes. The LDK by Isa Mustafa follows with almost a quarter. Surprising was the high number of votes for the Vetëvendosje! of Albin Kurti, his party won about 12 percent, even though they had participated for the first time in the election. Big loser was the LDD; they lost all their previous ten seats.

• PDK: 34
• LDK: 27
• VV: 14
• AAK: 12
• AKR: 8
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* Consisting of Alliance New Kosovo, Party of Justice, Social Democratic Party, Party of invalid pensioners, Party of Pensioners of Kosovo, Albanian National Democratic Party and the Green Party of Kosovo

Government formation

The PDK needed at least two or three partners to form a government. As a possible coalition member, she joined vehemently Vetëvendosje! from. The former coalition partner LDK completed its part of an alliance with Thaci's party. Accordingly, the AAK, AKR and the minority parties were viewed as future partners in government. However, such projects denied the AAK in December.

The end of January were first real coalition attempts. Together with the AAK indicted by the UN war crimes tribunal in The Hague former rebel leader Ramush Haradinaj and the AKR of the controversial entrepreneur Mr. Pacolli as well as with representatives of the minorities came Thaçi on a clear majority. The AAK joined later a coalition with the PDK from however.

Thaci's PDK end of February reached an agreement with the AKR of Mr. Pacolli, the Democratic League of Ibrahim Rugova Ukë Rugova, the self-employed Liberal Party of Slobodan Petrović, and with the minority coalition 6plus on a coalition government. Thus, there remains Hashim Thaçi Prime Minister, during which Pacolli should be the new President. The millionaire is not umunstritten - even within the PDK. Against the 59 -year-old entrepreneur investigations were carried out for corruption and money laundering in Switzerland and in Russia. At the third attempt, he was elected on 22 February 2011 with 61 of 120 possible votes of Parliament. Not participate in the election had the AAK Haradinaj and Vetëvendosje! of Albin Kurti.

On February 22, in addition, the new government was elected by the Kosovo Parliament with a majority. So Hashim Thaci is to remain prime minister; Hajredin Kuçi ( PDK), Mimoza Kusari - Lila ( AKR ), Slobodan Petrović (SLS ), Edita Tahiri ( PDK) and Bujar Bukoshi (LDK ) to take over his representation. The departmental distribution was as follows: Enver Hoxhaj ( PDK) in the State Department, Vlora Citaku ( PDK) in the Ministry of Integration, Agim Çeku ( AAK ) as defense minister, Hajredin Kuçi as justice minister, Bajram Rexhepi ( PDK) as interior minister, Bedri Hamza ( PDK ) in the Department of Finance, Memli Krasniqi ( PDK) in the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports, Besim Beqaj ( PDK) in the Ministry of Economic Development, Rame Buja ( PDK) as Minister for Education, Science and Technology, Dardan Gashi ( PDK) in the Ministry of Environment and Spatial Planning, Fehmi Mujota ( PDK) in the Ministry of Infrastructure, Mahir Yağcılar ( KDTP ) in the Department of Public Administration, Mimoza Kusari - Lila as trade and Industry Minister, Ferid Agani (PD ) as the Minister of Health, Nenad Rašić (SLS ) in the Ministry for social assistance, Blerand Stavileci ( PDK) in the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and rural Development, Slobodan Petrović as Minister for local Government and Radojica Tomic (SLS ) in the Department of return and communities.

Not legitimate election Pacolli

On March 30, 2011 - approximately one month tenure - joined Mr. Pacolli back from the seat of the President. He responded to the decision of 28 March of the Kosovo Constitutional Court, which explained his choice of 22 February as illegitimate and unconstitutional. According to court there had been no opposition candidates the third attempt of the presidential election, which the election was unconstitutional. On April 7 found - after the PDK, LDK and AKR had reached an agreement with the U.S. Ambassador in Prishtina John L. Withers II - in Parliament in the election of the new president instead. The choice was between the policewoman Atifete Jahjaga and purely formal ( in regard to the Constitution ) Suzana Novobërdaliu of the AKR. In this session of Parliament was Vetëvendosje! not present the only party; they based their decision so that the candidates standing for election are not qualified enough and that they were selected by the " Americans Withers ".

They finally won Jahjaga with 80 out of 100 possible votes. Your counter- candidate received only ten votes. Many feminist triumph, as women in Kosovo had been occupied any important state offices. The Vetëvendosje! denote the new president as a puppet of the U.S..

Mr. Pacolli was later appointed by Prime Minister Thaçi to his other deputy.

Others

The Serbian government had not explicitly called, unlike the previous elections for a boycott. Nevertheless, the Serbs remained almost completely away in the north of Kosovo vote. The turnout among the Serbian minority in the south of Kosovo, however, was nearly equivalent to that of the Albanians. In contrast to the almost exclusively inhabited by Serbs north of the Serbs living in the south in enclaves, and therefore have a higher incentive to cooperate with the political institutions of Kosovo.