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Significance
Kosovo’s government has abandoned its attempt to block the work of a court set up to try former members of the Kosovo Liberation Army (UCK) for war crimes. As a consequence, some of Kosovo’s most senior politicians could be indicted, including President Thaci, Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj and the speaker of parliament, Kadri Veseli. All served in the UCK.
Impacts
The opposition LDK and Vetevendosje will make gains in inevitable fresh parliamentary (and potentially also presidential) elections.
Renewed political instability will threaten the economy, which is currently growing strongly.
The government’s climbdown means that Western efforts to establish international justice as a political norm will remain on track.
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Kosovo,
EUR,
EU,
United States,
international relations,
politics,
social,
crime,
government,
judicial,
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security,
election,
foreign policy,
guerrillas,
legislation,
opposition,
war
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2018
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