First Cabinet of Albin Kurti
{{short description|Cabinet of Kosovo formed on 3 February 2020}}
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| cabinet_name = First Kurti Cabinet
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| jurisdiction = Kosovo
| flag = Flag of Kosovo.svg
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| incumbent = 3 February 2020 –3 June 2020
| image = First meeting of the Government of the Republic of Kosovo 3.jpg
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| date_formed = {{Start date|2020|02|03|df=y}}
| date_dissolved = {{Start date|2020|06|03|df=y}}
| government_head = Albin Kurti
| government_head_history =
| deputy_government_head = Avdullah Hoti
| state_head = Hashim Thaçi
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| political_parties = LV LDK SL
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| opposition_parties = PDK AAK NISMA AKR
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| election = 2019
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| legislature_term = 7th legislature of the Assembly
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| outgoing_formation = 25 March 2020
| predecessor = Second Cabinet of Ramush Haradinaj
| successor = First Cabinet of Avdullah Hoti
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{{Politics of Kosovo}}
The First Kurti cabinet was formed in Kosovo on 3 February 2020 following a deal between the political parties Vetëvendosje, New Democratic Party, Democratic League of Kosovo and Serb List. On 25 March 2020, the government lost a vote of no confidence that was brought by the Democratic League of Kosovo.
Actions
On 3 February 2020, Albin Kurti was confirmed as the prime minister of Kosovo by the Kosovo Assembly following the 2019 parliamentary elections with sixty six in favor and ten abstentions from the seventy six deputies who remained present after multiple opposition party deputies left the parliament in protest.{{Cite news |url=https://prishtinainsight.com/kurti-elected-prime-minister/ |title=Kurti elected prime minister |date=3 February 2020 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200326005122/https://prishtinainsight.com/kurti-elected-prime-minister/ |archive-date=26 March 2020}}
On 12 February, the cabinet reversed decisions made by the former Haradinaj cabinet to increase ministerial salaries from €1,500 to €2,950 and continue to pay ministers' salaries after the end of their mandate. The Kurti cabinet also asked parliament to extend the budget until March.{{Cite news |url=https://balkaninsight.com/2020/02/12/new-kurti-cabinet-repeals-former-kosovo-governments-decisions/ |title=New Kurti Cabinet Repeals Former Kosovo Government’s Decisions |date=12 February 2020 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200326003358/https://balkaninsight.com/2020/02/12/new-kurti-cabinet-repeals-former-kosovo-governments-decisions/ |archive-date=26 March 2020}} On 27 February, Kurti announced a timetable for gradually removing a 100% import tariff on goods from Bosnia-Herzegovina and Serbia, "as a sign of good will and readiness to resolve the economic dispute with Serbia" and to help with the integration of Kosovo into the European Union.{{cite news|url=https://prishtinainsight.com/kosovo-govt-to-remove-part-of-customs-tariff-with-serbia/|title=Kosovo govt to remove part of customs tariff with Serbia|date=27 February 2020}} On 20 March, the cabinet voted ten to two in favor of removing the 100% import tariff on raw materials only. The decision was not supported by the Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK) coalition party and drew criticism from senior United States personalities as they had called for all tariffs to be removed.{{Cite news |url=https://prishtinainsight.com/kosovo-government-removes-tariff-on-raw-materials/ |title=Kosovo Government removes tariff on raw materials |date=20 March 2020 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200326004542/https://prishtinainsight.com/kosovo-government-removes-tariff-on-raw-materials/ |archive-date=26 March 2020}}
On 18 March, Kurti sacked Interior Minister Agim Veliu (LDK) due to his support for declaring a state of emergency to handle the coronavirus pandemic, which would have given power to the Kosovo Security Council chaired by Hashim Thaçi (PDK). The Democratic League of Kosovo, the junior partner leader of the coalition, filed a no-confidence vote motion in retaliation for the sacking and due to other internal disagreements between the coalition members and on 25 March, eighty two members of the Kosovo Assembly voted in favor of the motion, becoming the first government to be voted out of power due to disagreements over how to handle the coronavirus pandemic.{{Cite news |url=https://balkaninsight.com/2020/03/19/kosovos-crisis-hit-govt-threatened-with-no-confidence-vote/ |title=Kosovo’s Crisis-Hit Govt Threatened with No-Confidence Vote |date=19 March 2020 | publisher=BalkanInsight |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200326004128/https://balkaninsight.com/2020/03/19/kosovos-crisis-hit-govt-threatened-with-no-confidence-vote/ |archive-date=26 March 2020}}{{Cite news |url=https://www.trtworld.com/europe/kosovo-govt-toppled-by-no-confidence-vote-amid-coronavirus-34859 |title=Kosovo govt toppled by no-confidence vote amid coronavirus |date=25 March 2020 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200326004241/https://www.trtworld.com/europe/kosovo-govt-toppled-by-no-confidence-vote-amid-coronavirus-34859 |archive-date=26 March 2020}}{{Cite news |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-03-25/pandemic-response-fells-first-european-government-in-kosovo |title=Virus Response Topples First European Government in Kosovo |date=26 March 2020}}
The First Kurti cabinet continued as a caretaker government.{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/26/kosovo-government-falls-in-vote-of-no-confidence|title=Kosovo government falls in vote of no confidence|publisher=The Guardian|date=26 March 2020}}{{cite news|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/coronavirus/kosovo-government-coronavirus-us-6332086/|title=Coronavirus helps bring down Kosovo’s government, with nudge from US|agency=The New York Times|publisher=The Indian Express|date=26 March 2020}}
Composition
{{Cabinet table start|hidepartycol=n|hiderefcol=n}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Prime Minister of Kosovo
| minister1 = Albin Kurti
| minister1_termstart = 3 February 2020
| minister1_termend = 3 June 2020
| minister1_party = Vetëvendosje
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Deputy Prime Ministers
| minister1 = Avdullah Hoti
| minister1_termstart = 3 February 2020
| minister1_termend = 25 March 2020
| minister1_party = Democratic League of Kosovo
| minister2 = Haki Abazi
| minister2_termstart = 3 February 2020
| minister2_termend = 3 June 2020
| minister2_party = Vetëvendosje
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Minister of Foreign Affairs and Diaspora
| minister1 = Glauk Konjufca
| minister1_termstart = 3 February 2020
| minister1_termend = 3 June 2020
| minister1_party = Vetëvendosje
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Minister of Communities and Returns
| minister1 = Dalibor Jevtić
| minister1_termstart = 3 February 2020
| minister1_termend = 3 June 2020
| minister1_party = Serb List (Kosovo)
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Minister of Defense
| minister1 = Anton Quni
| minister1_termstart = 3 February 2020
| minister1_termend = 3 June 2020
| minister1_party = Democratic League of Kosovo
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Minister of Infrastructure and Environment
| minister1 = Lumir Abdixhiku
| minister1_termstart = 3 February 2020
| minister1_termend = 3 June 2020
| minister1_party = Democratic League of Kosovo
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Minister of Finance and Transfers
| minister1 = Besnik Bislimi
| minister1_termstart = 3 February 2020
| minister1_termend = 3 June 2020
| minister1_party = Vetëvendosje
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Minister of Health
| minister1 = Arben Vitia
| minister1_termstart = 3 February 2020
| minister1_termend = 3 June 2020
| minister1_party = Vetëvendosje
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports
| minister1 = Vlora Dumoshi
| minister1_termstart = 3 February 2020
| minister1_termend = 3 June 2020
| minister1_party = Democratic League of Kosovo
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Minister of European Integration
| minister1 = Blerim Reka
| minister1_termstart = 3 February 2020
| minister1_termend = 3 June 2020
| minister1_party = Vetëvendosje
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Minister of Justice
| minister1 = Albulena Haxhiu
| minister1_termstart = 3 February 2020
| minister1_termend = 3 June 2020
| minister1_party = Vetëvendosje
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Minister of Education, Science and Technology and Innovation
| minister1 = Hykmete Bajrami
| minister1_termstart = 3 February 2020
| minister1_termend = 3 June 2020
| minister1_party = Democratic League of Kosovo
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Minister of Internal Affairs and Public Administration
| minister1 = Agim Veliu
| minister1_termstart = 3 February 2020
| minister1_termend = 18 March 2020
| minister1_party = Democratic League of Kosovo
| minister2 = Xhelal Sveçla (acting)
| minister2_termstart = 18 March 2020
| minister2_termend = 3 June 2020
| minister2_party = Vetëvendosje
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Minister of Economy, Employment, Trade, Industry,
Entrepreneurship and Strategic Investments
| minister1 = Rozeta Hajdari
| minister1_termstart = 3 February 2020
| minister1_termend = 3 June 2020
| minister1_party = Vetëvendosje
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Minister of Administration and Local Government
| minister1 = Emilija Redžepi
| minister1_termstart = 3 February 2020
| minister1_termend = 3 June 2020
| minister1_party = New Democratic Party (Kosovo)
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Rural Development
| minister1 = Besian Mustafa
| minister1_termstart = 3 February 2020
| minister1_termend = 3 June 2020
| minister1_party = Democratic League of Kosovo
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Minister of Rural Development
| minister1 = Ivan Milojević
| minister1_termstart = 3 February 2020
| minister1_termend = 3 June 2020
| minister1_party = Serb List (Kosovo)
}}
{{Cabinet table end}}