Kosovo parties break deadlock, form government - president


  • World
  • Thursday, 20 Nov 2014

Kosovo Prime Minister Hashim Thaci speaks during an interview with Reuters in Gjakova June 2, 2014. REUTERS/Hazir Reka

PRISTINA (Reuters) - Kosovo's two biggest parties agreed "in principle" on Wednesday to form a government, the Balkan country's president said, signalling an end to more than five months of damaging political deadlock.

President Atifete Jahjaga made the announcement after meeting outgoing Prime Minister Hashim Thaci of the Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK) and Isa Mustafa of the rival Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK).

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