Former guerrilla leader elected Kosovo President

Описание: (26 Feb 2016) RESTRICTION SUMMARY: AP CLIENTS ONLY

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Pristina, Kosovo - 26 February 2016
++DAY SHOTS++
1. Newly elected president of Kosovo, Hashim Thaci, leaving his apartment
2. Thaci getting into car
3. Thaci talking on mobile in his car
4. Thaci talking on mobile in his car, UPSOUND (Albanian): "Thank you for the message, for the support, for everything".
5. Cars entering government building complex
6. Thaci in car, various of security seen through car window
7. Thaci entering government building
8. Thaci walking along corridor
9. Various of Thaci in his office
10. Various of parliament in session
11. Various of opposition lawmakers releasing tear gas in the parliament
++NIGHT SHOTS++
12. Various of clashes between police and protestors in the streets
++INTERIOR SHOTS++
13. Various of vote counting
14. Lawmakers applauding after election
15. Thaci being congratulated by ministers
16. Lawmaker giving flowers to Thaci
17. European and Kosovo flags
18. SOUNDBITE (Albanian) Hashim Thaci, President-elect of Kosovo:
"After all, I have been the most voted for leader of Kosovo for a decade now, and the winner of six elections in a row. Being so, the unity role is defined by the civic legitimacy and not by any specific political premise. With the greatest pleasure, with the highest responsibility, I will serve everyone and am willing to cooperate with everyone, including the political parties and every segment of the Kosovan society."
19. Cutaway of campaign picture
20. SOUNDBITE (Albanian) Hashim Thaci, President-elect of Kosovo:
"Kosovo's government has taken a stand. We give full support to international justice; we fully support an advanced cooperation. We took our decisions, we gave the full support and I think everything will go according to the planned agenda and framework."
++NIGHT SHOTS++
21. Various of firewarks and celebrations
STORYLINE:
Former guerrilla leader Hashim Thaci was elected Kosovo's new president by the country's parliament on Friday.
The voting in the 120-seat Parliament was held without opposition lawmakers, many of whom were suspended from participation after disrupting the work in Parliament with tear gas.
Later that day, dozens of opposition supporters protesting Thaci's election clashed with police in Pristina.
Thaci, whose party controls the majority in Kosovo's parliament with the Democratic League of Kosovo and smaller coalition partners, will assume a five year mandate on 6 April.
His election was fiercely contested by the opposition, which accuse him of deep-seated corruption and for deals with Serbia that give more autonomy to Kosovo's Serb minority.
Many leading figures within the opposition were partners with Thaci during the war, but later turned against him, accusing him of being power-hungry and corrupt.
Critics also say the 47-year-old, who led the fighters of Kosovo's successful separatist war against Serbia in 1998-99, is not a unifying individual, which is what the Kosovo constitution requires.
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