{"id":83243,"date":"2026-03-05T17:33:52","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T16:33:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=83243"},"modified":"2026-03-05T18:55:00","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T17:55:00","slug":"osmani-calls-for-constitutional-changes-president-to-be-elected-directly-by-the-people","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/osmani-calls-for-constitutional-changes-president-to-be-elected-directly-by-the-people\/","title":{"rendered":"Osmani calls for constitutional changes: President to be elected directly by the people"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>President Vjosa Osmani announced that on Thursday she sent constitutional amendments to Parliament proposing that the president be elected directly by popular vote.<\/p>\n<p>She called on all political parties to support and vote for these constitutional amendments.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFrom now on, let the people speak,\u201d Osmani wrote on Facebook.<\/p>\n<p>According to the Constitution of Kosovo, the president of Kosovo is elected by Parliament through a secret vote of the members of parliament.<\/p>\n<p>Osmani\u2019s call comes after political parties failed to reach an agreement on a consensus president, and she did not secure their support for a second mandate.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Vjosa Osmani announced that on Thursday she sent constitutional amendments to Parliament proposing that the president be elected directly by popular vote. 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