▁March ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁ Ç ek u ▁was ▁elected ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁of ▁Kos ovo ▁by ▁the ▁Kos ovo ▁Assembly . ▁After ▁being ▁sw orn ▁in , ▁he ▁declared ▁his ▁support ▁for ▁Kos ovo ▁independence , ▁whilst ▁prom ising ▁to ▁protect ▁the ▁rights ▁of ▁the ▁Ser bian ▁minor ity . ▁ Ç ek u ' s ▁appointment ▁was ▁back ed ▁by ▁former ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁Ram ush ▁Har ad ina j , ▁who ▁res igned ▁in ▁early ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁after ▁the ▁I CT Y ▁had ▁ind icted ▁him ▁for ▁war ▁cr imes . ▁In ▁his ▁first ▁one ▁hundred ▁days ▁in ▁office , ▁ Ç ek u ▁prior it ized ▁the ▁implementation ▁of ▁the ▁UN - end ors ed ▁" Stand ards " ▁for ▁good ▁govern ance ▁and ▁multi - eth nic ity , ▁ear ning ▁pra ise ▁from ▁UN ▁Kos ovo ▁chief ▁S ø ren ▁J essen - P eters en ▁and ▁Contact ▁Group ▁countries . ▁On ▁ 2 4 ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁ Ç ek u ▁tra ve led ▁to ▁Vienna ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁high - level ▁meeting ▁between ▁the ▁Pres idents ▁and ▁Prime ▁Minister s ▁of ▁Ser bia ▁and ▁Kos ovo ▁to ▁discuss ▁Kos ovo ' s ▁future ▁status . ▁ ▁He ▁stated ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁found ▁a ▁new ▁political ▁party ▁after ▁ste pping ▁down ▁as ▁PM , ▁disp elling ▁rum ours ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁join ▁the ▁Reform ist ▁Party ▁O RA . ▁However , ▁he ▁joined ▁the ▁Social ▁Democratic ▁Party ▁of