Jahjaga elected as president of Kosovo

The Kosovo assembly appointed Atifete Jahjaga as president of Kosovo during the initial vote when a two-thirds majority is required. In favor were 80 deputies in the 120-seat assembly in Pristina. Jahjaga elected as president of Kosovo The second nominee, Suzana Novobrdali, won 10 votes, and there were as many invalid ballots. The whips of the Democratic Party of Kosovo, the Alliance for a New Kosovo and the opposition Democratic Alliance of Kosovo, supported the candidacy of Atifete Jahjaga, who has so far been the deputy general director of the Kosovo police (KPS). Jahjaga was born in Djakovica in 1975, and joined the Kosovo police (KPS) as translator in 2000. She today holds the rank of major-general. Before the vote, deputies of the opposition Self-Determination Movement, who did not support either candidate, walked out of the assembly. "Jahjaga earned Hillary Clinton's respect" Before Jahjaga was elected president of Kosovo, U.S. Ambassador in Pristina Christopher Dell said that she would be taking up a “challenging office” and that the United States had cooperated with her for many years. Dell said that Jahjaga had earned the admiration and respect of all those that worked with her, from U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to hundreds of US policemen and women that were proud to serve next to her during the past 11 years. He further said that Kosovo had gone through a difficult period that had"tested the strength and endurance of its young institutions", that these institutions had resisted pressure, and that the "leaders had shown themselves to be capable of putting the interests of the nation ahead of their own personal and party interests". Jahjaga was born in Djakovica in 1975, and joined the Kosovo police (KPS) as translator in 2000. She today holds the rank of "colonel-general", according to reports.

Jahjaga elected as president of Kosovo

The second nominee, Suzana Novobrdali, won 10 votes, and there were as many invalid ballots.

The whips of the Democratic Party of Kosovo, the Alliance for a New Kosovo and the opposition Democratic Alliance of Kosovo, supported the candidacy of Atifete Jahjaga, who has so far been the deputy general director of the Kosovo police (KPS).

Jahjaga was born in Đakovica in 1975, and joined the Kosovo police (KPS) as translator in 2000. She today holds the rank of major-general.

Before the vote, deputies of the opposition Self-Determination Movement, who did not support either candidate, walked out of the assembly.

"Jahjaga earned Hillary Clinton's respect"

Before Jahjaga was elected president of Kosovo, U.S. Ambassador in Priština Christopher Dell said that she would be taking up a “challenging office” and that the United States had cooperated with her for many years.

Dell said that Jahjaga had earned the admiration and respect of all those that worked with her, from U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to hundreds of US policemen and women that were proud to
serve next to her during the past 11 years.

He further said that Kosovo had gone through a difficult period that had"tested the strength and endurance of its young institutions", that these institutions had resisted pressure, and that the
"leaders had shown themselves to be capable of putting the interests of the nation ahead of their own personal and party interests".

Jahjaga was born in Đakovica in 1975, and joined the Kosovo police (KPS) as translator in 2000. She today holds the rank of "colonel-general", according to reports.