new president – Albanian  Telegraphic  Agency. http://en.ata.gov.al News Agency Wed, 07 Oct 2026 15:55:26 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Justina Shiroka Pula officially takes office as Kosovo’s new president http://en.ata.gov.al/2026/10/07/justina-shiroka-pula-officially-takes-office-as-kosovos-new-president/ http://en.ata.gov.al/2026/10/07/justina-shiroka-pula-officially-takes-office-as-kosovos-new-president/#respond Wed, 07 Oct 2026 15:55:26 +0000 https://en.ata.gov.al/?p=308705 PRISHTINA, Oct. 7 /ATA/ – Justina Shiroka Pula formally took office as Kosovo’s president on Wednesday at a handover ceremony with outgoing acting President Albulena Haxhiu.

Shiroka Pula begins a five-year term after receiving 81 votes in an extraordinary session of Kosovo’s parliament on Tuesday evening.

She was nominated by the parliamentary group of the ruling Vetevendosje (Self-Determination) movement, while the Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK) nominated Eliza Hoxha as her rival candidate.

At 73, Shiroka Pula is Kosovo’s third woman president, following Atifete Jahjaga and Vjosa Osmani.

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