Kosovo's president "selected by U.S. envoy"

b92.net Politics Friday 8.04.2011 11:17

Source: B92, Beta, Tanjug PRIŠTINA -- Former Kosovo President Behgjet Pacolli says U.S. Ambassador in Kosovo Christopher Dell, rather than local political parties, selected the new president. Atifete Jahjaga was appointed to the office by the assembly in Priština on Thursday....more...

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http://www.b92.net/eng/news/politics-article.php?yyyy=2011&mm=04&dd=08&nav_id=73689

Pacolli withdraws Kosovo president bid

b92.net Politics Thursday 7.04.2011 10:24

Source: B92, Beta PRIŠTINA -- New Kosovo Alliance (AKR) leader Behgjet Pacolli has decided not to run for president of Kosovo, it has been announced. Three largest parties’ consensual candidate is Kosovo Police (KPS) Deputy Director Atifete Jahjaga. ...more..

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http://www.b92.net/eng/news/politics-article.php?yyyy=2011&mm=04&dd=07&nav_id=73665

Kosovo Parties Soften Stances Over President Revote

balkan insight

05 Apr 2011 / 11:40

A week after the election of Kosovo's president was declared unconstitutional, a main coalition partner appears to have softened its previous demands for the revote.

Petrit CollakuPristina

The New Kosovo Alliance, AKR, the former party of Beghjet Pacolli, told Balkan Insight on Monday that its "three points" concerning the election of the president of Kosovo were requests, rather than conditions for remaining within the ruling coalition. ...more...

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http://www.balkaninsight.com/en/article/akr-reminds-coalition-partner-on-agreement

Kosovo: MPs to elect new president next week

b92.net Politics Sunday 3.04.2011 14:15

Source: Beta, Tanjug PRIŠTINA -- Kosovo Interior Minister Bajram Rexhepi said Sunday that the Kosovo assembly will probably choose a new president next week. He told Tanjug news agency that he did not know whether Behgjet Pacolli, who stepped down last week, or somebody else from the New Kosovo Alliance (AKR) would be the candidate. ...more...

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http://www.b92.net/eng/news/politics-article.php?yyyy=2011&mm=04&dd=03&nav_id=73593

Court decision might send Kosovo to snap elections

se times

01/04/2011 Again without a president, Kosovo faces another political crisis. By Muhamet Brajshori for Southeast European Times on Pristina -- 01/04/11

For the second time in only a few months, Kosovo is again without a president. A court ruling on Wednesday (March 30th) found that members of parliament had breached the constitution when they voted on February 22nd to elect businessman Behgjet Pacolli as head of state, despite the lack of a required quorum. ...more...

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http://www.setimes.com/cocoon/setimes/xhtml/en_GB/features/setimes/blogreview/2011/04/01/blog-02

Kosovo Urged to Find 'Consensus' on President

balkan insight

01 Apr 2011 / 12:24

Prime MInster Hashim Thaci urged to take the lead in securing an all-party consensus on presidential candidates following the Constitutional Court ruling which ordered Behgjet Pacolli to step down.Petrit Collaku, Pristina.

Kosovo's Prime Minister is being urged to take a lead in solving the political and constitutional deadlock over the presidency as soon as possible...more...

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http://www.balkaninsight.com/en/article/kosovo-consensual-candidates-for-kosovo-president-requried

Pacolli steps down, will try again

b92.net

Politics Thursday 31.03.2011 12:42

Source: B92, Beta PRIŠTINA -- Behgjet Pacolli yesterday stepped down as Kosovo's president after his appointment was found to have been "unconstitutional". But the Kosovo Albanian businessman and politician is preparing another bid for the same position. ...more...

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http://www.b92.net/eng/news/politics-article.php?yyyy=2011&mm=03&dd=31&nav_id=73540

Kosovo President Steps Down

radio free europe

March 30, 2011 Kosovo's President Behgjet Pacolli has resigned following a Constitutional Court ruling that his election was illegal. The court said the newly elected president must step down from his post because his election violated the country's constitution. ...more...

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http://www.rferl.org/content/kosovo_president_resigns/3542042.html

Kosovo's president steps down after election ruled invalid

deutsche welle

Elections 30.03.2011

Kosovan President Behgjet Pacolli has resigned after a top court ruled his election invalid following accusations of irregularities. The multi-millionaire's resignation could lead to fresh elections....more...

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http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,14956696,00.html

Kosovo court voids Pacolli election

se times

30/03/2011 Judges say the constitution was breached during the election of Behgjet Pacolli as Kosovo's head of state. By Linda Karadaku for Southeast European Times in Pristina -- 30/03/11

Kosovo's newly elected president, Behgjet Pacolli, is going through an ordeal similar to that of his predecessor, Fatmir Sejdiu. The latter was forced to resign after the Constitutional Court ruled against him. ...more...

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http://www.setimes.com/cocoon/setimes/xhtml/en_GB/features/setimes/features/2011/03/30/feature-02

Pacolli resigns as Kosovo president

b92.net Politics Wednesday 30.03.2011 17:59

Source: Tanjug PRIŠTINA -- Kosovo President Behgjet Pacolli resigned on Wednesday after the Constitutional Court in Priština ruled that he was elected "unconstitutionally"....more...

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Kosovo president elected "unconstitutionally"

b92.net Politics Tuesday 29.03.2011 09:46

Source: B92, Tanjug PRIŠTINA -- The Constitutional Court of Kosovo announced on Monday that the last election of the president was unconstitutional, said reports. The court thereby accepted the arguments of the Democratic League of Kosovo and the Alliance for the Future of Kosovo....more...

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http://www.b92.net/eng/news/politics-article.php?yyyy=2011&mm=03&dd=29&nav_id=73490

Kosovars Await Next Step After Presidential Vote Nullified

radio free europe

March 29, 2011 By RFE/RL PRISTINA -- Opposition politicians in Kosovo have welcomed a ruling by the country's highest court nullifying the election by parliament of a new president.Behgjet Pacolli, a multimillionaire with close ties to Russia, was selected during a parliament session last month that was boycotted by a number of lawmakers....more

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http://www.rferl.org/content/kosovo_president_election_nullified_constitutional_court_pacolli/3540384.html

Election of Kosovo president ruled illegal

tportal.hr

KOSOVO

28.03.2011 21:30 Author: Radio.net

The election of Kosovo's president last month was unconstitutional, Kosovo's highest court ruled on Monday after an opposition party filed a complaint citing irregularities during the vote, Reuters reported....more...

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Constitutional court rules recent Kosovo presidential poll illegal

deutsche welle

Politics 28.03.2011

There is renewed political turmoil in Kosovo after the country's top court ruled Monday that the recent election of the country's new president was unconstitutional. New parliamentary elections may now also be necessary.In a 7-2 vote, Kosovo's top court ruled Monday that the February 22 election of the country's new president was unconstitutional."Behgjet Pacolli was elected in an unconstitutional procedure," the court said in a statement posted on its website. It did not elaborate further on the ruling. The decision follows a joint appeal filed earlier this month by Kosovo's leading opposition parties. ...more...

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http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,14950587,00.html

Kosovo Court Rules President Election Illegal

radio free europe

March 28, 2011 Kosovo's constitutional court has ruled that last month's presidential election was unconstitutional, but it was unclear whether the verdict would lead to President Behgjet Pacolli's resignation or a new vote in parliament.An opposition party had filed a complaint citing irregularities during the February 22 legislative vote that made Pacolli president.The ruling was the second against a Kosovo head of state in six months....more...

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http://www.rferl.org/content/kosovo_court_rules_president_election_illegal/3539819.html

New Kosovo president Pacolli in hot spot

se times

02/03/2011
Major opposition parties have filed suit over alleged constitutional violations during the president's election.
By Linda Karadaku for Southeast European Times in Pristina -- 02/03/11

Kosovo's new president, Behgjet Pacolli, may be running into the same quagmire that unseated his predecessor, with opponents charging that his election violated the constitution.

The 59-year-old businessman, considered one of the wealthiest individuals in Kosovo, has triggered controversy in some circles because of his connections to Russia, some of the former Soviet Republics and Libya.

Now two major Kosovo opposition parties -- the Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK) and the Alliance for the Future of Kosovo (AAK) -- have asked the constitutional court to investigate the circumstances under which he was voted in as head of state. ...more...

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http://www.setimes.com/cocoon/setimes/xhtml/en_GB/features/setimes/features/2011/03/02/feature-01

L'homme d'affaires Behgjet Pacolli élu à la tête du Kosovo

le monde

LEMONDE.FR avec AFP 22.02.11 19h35 • Mis à jour le 22.02.11 20h05

Le Parlement kosovar a élu mardi 22 février le magnat du bâtiment Behgjet Pacolli nouveau président du Kosovo après trois tours de scrutin. M. Pacolli était le seul candidat restant après avoir formé une coalition avec le Parti démocratique du Kosovo (PDK) du premier ministre sortant Hashim Thaçi, reconduit à son poste.

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http://www.lemonde.fr/europe/article/2011/02/22/un-homme-d-affaires-elu-a-la-tete-du-kosovo_1483859_3214.html