After a night of tensions, the protest over the Specialist Chambers returns today at 09:00 in front of the Assembly

Today at 09:00 the protest over the amendments to the Law on the Specialist Chambers returns in front of the Assembly of Kosovo in Pristina, with the same demand: the final vote on the legal amendments, as report-tv.al reports. The morning finds the surroundings of the Assembly calm after the night of tensions, Klan Kosova reports.

Last night’s protest ended shortly before midnight; after tensions and clashes with the Police, citizens dispersed peacefully, according to Report Tv’s reporting. During the clashes protesters threw pyrotechnic devices and glass bottles, while the Police used tear gas and water cannon to move them away from the Assembly area.

The toll of the night, according to the Kosovo Police as cited by Report Tv: six police officers were injured and 11 citizens sought medical help. The director of the Emergency Clinic, Naser Syla, told KosovaPress that most had complaints from tear gas and that there were no serious injuries.

The protest began yesterday morning with the demand that the amendments on the Specialist Chambers, approved in principle by the Assembly with 91 votes in favour, also pass the second, final reading. The situation escalated after the Vetëvendosje MPs walked out and the vote did not take place; the meeting between Prime Minister Albin Kurti and PDK leader Bedri Hamza ended without agreement.

Today is also the last day for electing Kosovo’s president: as KosovaPress writes, the constitutional deadline ends today at 24:00 and, according to the Constitutional Court’s judgment, the 60-day deadline for electing the president that began on 8 August ends on 6 October. The country risks new elections if the president is not elected today.