TIRANA, March 25/ATA/– The Parliament of Kosovo has voted to oust Prime Minister Albin Kurti’s government. The no-confidence vote initiated by Kurti’s coalition partner Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK) gained 82 votes in the 120-seat parliament today. 32 MPs voted against and one absteined.
The Kurti government was voted down only 50 days after the coalition between the Movement for Self-Determination (LVV) and LDK took power, and amidst the coronavirus epidemic.
Cracks in the new coalition started to appear when Kurti did not take the advice of the US administration to immediately and unconditionally lift the 100 per cent tariffs on Serbian goods imposed by the previous government.
Instead, Kurti proposed a plan to gradually lift tariffs, and impose reciprocity measures toward Serbia if the latter did not reciprocate. The US administration opposed the plan and demanded immediate and unconditional lifting. Kurti did not back down and the LDK sided with the request from the US.// a.i/
