{"id":83283,"date":"2026-03-07T13:34:11","date_gmt":"2026-03-07T12:34:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=83283"},"modified":"2026-03-07T13:34:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-07T12:34:11","slug":"kosovo-heading-toward-new-elections-grenell-reacts-great-news-thaci-for-prime-minister","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/kosovo-heading-toward-new-elections-grenell-reacts-great-news-thaci-for-prime-minister\/","title":{"rendered":"Kosovo Heading Toward New Elections, Grenell Reacts: Great News, Tha\u00e7i for Prime Minister"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>US envoy for special missions under Donald Trump, Richard Grenell, reacted on X to the dissolution of Kosovo\u2019s Assembly by President Vjosa Osmani.<\/p>\n<p>Grenell described the development as \u201cgreat news,\u201d suggesting it could pave the way for the return of former president Hashim Tha\u00e7i.<\/p>\n<p>He added that Tha\u00e7i should run for prime minister, as Kosovo appears to be heading toward early elections due to the latest political deadlock facing the country.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGreat news. God is preparing all of us for the return of Hashim Tha\u00e7i. Tha\u00e7i for Prime Minister,\u201d Grenell wrote.<\/p>\n<p>His reaction came after Kosovo\u2019s President Vjosa Osmani announced on Friday that she had issued a decree dissolving the Assembly and calling for new early elections in the country.<\/p>\n<p>During her address to the media, Osmani said the decision came after lawmakers failed to fulfill their constitutional obligation to elect a president within the required deadline.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>US envoy for special missions under Donald Trump, Richard Grenell, reacted on X to the dissolution of Kosovo\u2019s Assembly by President Vjosa Osmani. Grenell described the development as \u201cgreat news,\u201d suggesting it could pave the way for the return of former president Hashim Tha\u00e7i. 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