AKR sets conditions for Thaci

The New Kosovo Alliance (AKR) has warned Hashim Thaci that there will be no place in the new government for persons who are under criminal investigation. “The condition is that all persons under criminal investigation be excluded from the government, said AKR Leader Behgjet Pacolli, who is one of the presidential aspirants, and his party deputy Mimoza Kusari-Lila confirmed. AKR sets conditions for Thaci “I do not want to personalize things, but I would not accept the position of minister or any other executive function if it implies sharing a cabinet with the persons who are under investigation, regardless of who they are,” she told Pristina-based daily Koha Ditore. She said that this was not a war against individuals, but rather a matter of principle. The daily reports that unless Thaci makes a decision to fulfill AKR's conditions, there will be problems with outgoing Transport and Telecommunications Minister Fatmir Limaj, who is under EULEX's investigation for crime and abuse of office. However, Limaj pointed out that the citizens had given him political legitimacy that no one could take away from him and that he alone was worth more than the entire AKR. The daily added that it would not be easy for Thaci to form a new government unless he fulfilled the AKR's criteria, as he would not be able to secure a necessary parliamentary majority. Hashim Thaci

AKR sets conditions for Thaci

“I do not want to personalize things, but I would not accept the position of minister or any other executive function if it implies sharing a cabinet with the persons who are under investigation, regardless of who they are,” she told Priština-based daily Koha Ditore.

She said that this was not a war against individuals, but rather a matter of principle.

The daily reports that unless Thaci makes a decision to fulfill AKR's conditions, there will be problems with outgoing Transport and Telecommunications Minister Fatmir Limaj, who is under EULEX's investigation for crime and abuse of office.

However, Limaj pointed out that the citizens had given him political legitimacy that no one could take away from him and that he alone was worth more than the entire AKR.

The daily added that it would not be easy for Thaci to form a new government unless he fulfilled the AKR's criteria, as he would not be able to secure a necessary parliamentary majority.