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The First Thaçi cabinet was a provisional government for the Republic of Kosova led by Prime Minister in opposition Hashim Thaçi from 2 April 1999 to 1 February 2000. The members of this government included mainly representatives from the Kosovo Liberation Army and the United Democratic Movement, while reserved seats were also allocated for the Democratic League of Kosovo, which was in exile at the time.[1]
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The First Thaçi cabinet announced in April 1999 and formed in Rambouillet at the proposal of Madeleine Albright, the United States Secretary of State,[2] and led by the 29-year-old Hashim Thaçi. It marked the end of the ten-year leadership of the Bukorshi cabinet and the Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK) under Ibrahim Rugova. The new government was dominated by the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) and the United Democratic Movement (LBD), a coalition of opposition parties led by Rexhep Qosja. While key ministries were controlled by the KLA and five ministers came from the LBD, the LDK was left without a ministerial position, as it was considered inactive due to the displacement or capture of its leadership. The formation of the cabinet was in accordance with the Rambouillet Agreement and was intended to function until new elections. Disagreements over the legitimacy of the cabinet reflected broader tensions between the KLA-LBD bloc and the LDK, which had deepened since 1998, when the LDK held elections during the ongoing conflict—an act opposed by the KLA and other groups.[1]
Later, members from other parties joined the cabinet, including the Albanian Christian Democratic Party of Kosovo, the Democratic Union Party, the National Movement for the Liberation of Kosovo, the Party of Democratic Action, as well as representatives from the Student Union of the University of Pristina. Additionally, two members from the opposition party, the Democratic League of Kosovo also joined the cabinet.[3]
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The members of the cabinet were as follows:
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