On 26 February Kosovo’s parliament elected Foreign Minister Hashim Thaci and leader of the Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK) as President. He gained 71 votes from 81 members that were present during the election. The other candidate, Rafet Rama (PDK) did not receive any votes and the other 10 were declared invalid. Thaci won in the third round, after the first two failed because they required a two-third majority.
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