Thaci will be allowed to attempt another term as president

Thaci will be allowed to attempt another term as president

Kosovo President Hashim Thaci will be able to try another five-year term at the country's helm. The LDK with the ruling partners, and with the help of the PDK, is expected to meet Thaci's current demand within this year for the president to be elected through direct citizens' vote. And this can be seen [...]

The reform, which is also in the prime minister's governing programme, Avdullah Hoti. The latter's main governing partner, AAK chairman Ramush Haradinaj, says of KosovoPress, that they are about the idea of the president being voted directly by citizens.

“We have proposed, for years and have participated in those then discussions through parties for election Law changes. There are several necessary changes, we need to return discussion on the way we choose the chosen ones. Especially for the president, which we have since proposed to be elected directly by citizens... all race then, is not this limited race, President Thaci's race, but everyone else competes”, he says.

Although denying connection with President Thaci, the LDK says they still do not have a position on which way to pursue the issue of the first state.

The chairman of the Commission for Legislation from this party, Rock Manaj, says of Kosova Preis that the optional are two versions, but the best in his view is reform in removing the first two rounds where over 81 deputies should be present.

He says the president can be elected in the first round and with the presence and minimum majority of 61 MPs.

“The LDK will normally address the issue of electoral reform as well as the election of the president, but also general elections. But under these circumstances we still don't have a decision within the LDK, so we can determine what methodology will be about what this constitutional and electoral reform will be... we will see all the possibilities because if we go with the choice directly from the people then the system can change. Create a semi-presidential system. It should then be viewed as should the powers of the president of the Republic” be changed, he says.

Such an initiative was undertaken earlier by the PDK, but had not found support with political parties. While Kosova Prees learns this opposition party will give support to this initiative.

Category against this possibility is the leader of the Vetevendosje Movement. Former Prime Minister Albin Kurti, who says of Kosova priss, that at this time this is not the need of citizens, but only of a president who is running out of mandate.

I don't believe Kosovo's impasses in democratic statehood and economic development stem from the lack of direct election of the president. I believe we have very high priorities... it's not a matter of supporting the initiative, I'm saying it's not legislative initiative or constitutional change. It's about the character of the Republic. We in Vetevendosje Movement have not made such a debate, we consider that it cannot be a priority. There is no need for a citizen of the Republic, but of a president who is running out of a” mandate, he says.

That such an option could happen and say of KosovaPress, even political connoisseur from nongovernmental organisation “Democracy Plus”, Albert Krasniqi.

“is a real option that can happen. Political parties, which make power agree together with the PDK, have the necessary numbers. So they change the way the president is elected”, he says.

Kosovo President Hashim Thaci has remained about seven months of mandate, until he has repeatedly stressed that he will not be a candidate again unless the manner of choosing the country's first is changed. He has been insisting on constitutional reforms for years so that the president can be elected by citizens. Such an initiative is from 2011, where then working groups have drafted a draft law but have not found support from parliamentary parties.

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