8 hours ago9 years ago Atifete Jahjaga was elected president of Kosovo
Periskopi(6 years ago)
(6 years ago)With 80 votes for Kosovo's Parliament on 7 April 2011, it elected former deputy director general of the Kosovo Police, Atifete Jahjaga, to the presidential post. Jahjaga was the joint candidate of the PDK, the LDK and the AKR under the agreement reached between the leaders of these three political parties, under the mediation of the American ambassador to Pristina, [...]
Jahjaga was the PDK's joint candidate, LDK and AKR under the agreement reached between the leaders of these three political parties, under the mediation of US Ambassador to Pristina Christofer Dell.
She won in the first round of voting, thus becoming Kosovo's first female president of the independent state. For the counterCandidate there were AKR deputy Susan Novoberdaliu, who received only 10 votes, while another 10 votes were invalid.
President-elect Atifete Jahjaga vowed before the Parliament that she would protect the Constitution, sovereignty and integrity of the Republic of Kosovo.
In the first speech before Parliament, President Jahjaga said she had vllete and self-confidence to help reforms and positive changes in Kosovo.
The voting process was boycotted by the Vetevendosje Movement.
Finally, with 75 votes for and 2 abstentions, the Parliament also adopted the resolution, with which it supports the agreement reached between then Prime Minister Hashim Thaci, LDK leader Isa Mustafa, and former presidential candidate Behgjet Pacolli.
The reconciliation of the trend for constitutional changes, electoral reform, presidential elections after approximately a year and a half and parliamentary elections after approximately two and a half years is included.
Who is Atifete Jahjaga?
Atifete Jahjaga was born on April 20th, 1975, in Gjakova, meanwhile, primary, secondary schooling and studies at the Jurydic Faculty conducted in Pristina.
He also completed studies at the University of Leicester in England, postdiplomical certificates at my police and criminal rights management in 2006/2007, and postdiplomatic Certificate of criminal science at the University of Virginia in the United States.
Her career was started in the Kosovo Police, being engaged in different sectors of this institution, from patrolling to investigating.
He also conducted training at the European Security Centre “George Marshall” in Germany and the FBI National Academy at the Department of Justice in the United States.
Jahjaga has exercised the post of deputy director general of the Kosovo Police, while at one time has also exercised the office of the institution's general director.
