Parliamentary candidate from Kosovo PM's party killed
A parliamentary candidate from the party of Kosovo's Prime Minister Hashim Thaci was shot dead on Sunday, police said, a week after an inconclusive general election in the tiny Balkan nation.
It was not clear whether there was any political motive
for the shooting of Elvis Pista, who was killed as he left a restaurant
in the southern town of Rahovec with his wife and some friends, the
police said.
"He was shot from behind with a fire arm, at a distance of five meters," said a police statement emailed to Reuters.
Kosovo
authorities have not yet certified the results of last Sunday's
election, so it is not known whether Pista had won a seat in parliament
with Thaci's ruling Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK). However, an
election commission official said he won most votes in his area for the
PDK.
Thaci said the authorities were doing everything
they could to track down those responsible for the shooting. The PDK won
most votes in Kosovo's election but three opposition parties have vowed
to unite to form a government and thwart Thaci's bid for a third term
in office.
Kosovo remains mired in poverty and corruption six years after declaring itself independent from Serbia with Western backing.
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