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On October 7, Kosovo’s parliament elected Justina Shiroka Pula as the new president with 81 votes out of 120 to avoid a snap election. Shiroka Pula's victory came after negotiations between Prime Minister Albin Kurti’s ruling party and the opposition Democratic Party regarding limitations on a war crimes court in The Hague, which had faced protests from demonstrators demanding softer sentencing policies.
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On October 7, Kosovo's parliament elected economist Justina Shiroka Pula as president by a narrow margin of 81 votes out of 120. The election prevented the need for another snap parliamentary election, which had occurred earlier that year in June due to similar political deadlock. Vetevendosje party Prime Minister Albin Kurti and opposition Democratic Party agreed on limiting the powers of a Kosovo war crimes court in The Hague. However, this agreement led to protests, with police using tear gas and water cannon to disperse demonstrators who opposed changes that critics said would make punishments too lenient. The court had previously sentenced former President Hashim Thaci and others to 81 years combined prison terms.
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Kosovo parliament elects new president, avoiding snap election
PRISTINA, Oct 7 -
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parliament → elect → election
Kosovo's parliament elected economist Justina Shiroka Pula as the country's largely ceremonial president just before a constitutional deadline, avoiding another snap election in one of the poorest countries in Europe.
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parliament → elect → Europe
She received 81 votes, one more than she needed, in the 120-seat parliament in the early minutes of Wednesday.
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she → receive → Wednesday
Failure to elect a new president would have triggered snap parliamentary elections in the Balkan country, as it did in June.
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it → elect → June
"This mandate does not belong to just one person.
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mandate → belong → person
It belongs to our citizens...
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It → belong → citizens
I will be the president of all citizens," Shiroka Pula said after the vote.
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Pula → say → vote
Shiroka Pula's election followed a deal between the ruling Vetevendosje party of Prime Minister Albin Kurti and opposition Democratic Party of Kosovo to limit the powers of a Kosovo war crimes court in The Hague.
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election → follow → Hague
Police fired tear gas and used water cannon on Monday to disperse demonstrators demanding the changes be approved.
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changes → fire → demonstrators
Critics have asserted the Hague court's punishments are too harsh.
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punishments → assert → ?
The court on September 16 sentenced former President Hashim Thaci and three others to a combined 81 years in prison for war crimes during the territory's violent break from Serbia in 1998-1999.
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court → sentence → 1998
The presidency is mainly ceremonial in Kosovo but has often been a source of political instability because a two-thirds parliamentary majority is needed to elect a president and parties have struggled to agree on a candidate.
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parties → need → candidate
Shiroka Pula, born in 1953, is the president of Kosovo's Academy of Sciences and Arts and an economics professor who served as minister of the economy between 2008 and 2011.
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who → bear → 2008
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