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Kosovo Lawmakers Dissolve Parliament, Pave Way for Election

Reuters

   PRISTINA, KOSOVO - Kosovo lawmakers voted to dissolve parliament
   Friday, paving the way for a parliamentary election after Prime
   Minister Ramush Haradinaj resigned last month.

   A total of 89 deputies voted to dissolve the 120-seat parliament. An
   election should take place within 45 days.

   Haradinaj resigned after being summoned for questioning by the
   country's war crimes prosecutor over his role in the 1998-99 insurgency
   against Serbian forces, when he was a commander of the guerilla Kosovo
   Liberation Army. He denies any wrongdoing and said he is ready to face
   any accusations.

   Polls show that no party will gain enough support to form a government
   on its own, and lengthy coalition talks are expected.

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