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    <text>The Constitutional Court of Kosovo nullifies the parliamentary vote that elected Prime Minister Avdullah Hoti in June, after discovering that one of the members who voted was ineligible due to a prison sentence. The ruling mandates that Acting President Vjosa Osmani must call a new election to be held no longer than 40 days from the announcement. </text>
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      <text>The President of Kosovo Hashim Thaçi resigns to face charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity in The Hague. Thaçi says he is resigning to &quot;protect the integrity of the presidency of Kosovo&quot;. </text>
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    <text>The President of Kosovo Hashim Thaçi resigns to face charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity before the Kosovo Specialist Chambers in The Hague. Thaçi says he is resigning to &quot;protect the integrity of the presidency of Kosovo&quot;. Speaker of the Assembly Vjosa Osmani assumes the office as Acting Kosovar President. </text>
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      <text>Former President of Kosovo and Kosovo Liberation Army spokesman Jakup Krasniqi is transferred to The Hague to face a trial on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity during the Kosovo War. </text>
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    <text>Former President of Kosovo and Kosovo Liberation Army spokesman Jakup Krasniqi is transferred to the Kosovo Specialist Chambers in the The Hague to face trial on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity during the Kosovo War. </text>
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      <text>The Specialist Prosecutor's Office announces that it has submitted for court approval an indictment against President of Kosovo Hashim Thaci and nine other former Kosovo Liberation Army fighters alleging that they committed war crimes and crimes against humanity during the Kosovo War. Following the announcement, President Thaci cancels his upcoming trip to the United States. </text>
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    <text>The Specialist Prosecutor's Office announces that it has submitted for court approval an indictment against President Hashim Thaçi and nine other former Kosovo Liberation Army fighters alleging that they committed war crimes and crimes against humanity during the Kosovo War. Following the announcement, President Thaçi cancels his upcoming trip to the United States. </text>
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    <text>The Assembly of the Republic of Kosovo votes to create a proper army out of the lightly-armed Kosovo Security Force, with eleven minority Serb deputies boycotting the vote. While the United States lauds the decision, criticism has come from both NATO and the neighbouring country of Serbia. </text>
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  <subtext>Kosovo's parliament has appointed a 38-year-old U.S.-educated female law professor and candidate of the ruling Vetevendosje party as the country's new president, following an election in February.</subtext>
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