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Politics: Television shines a light on the political stage

By Neil MacDonald and Krenar Gashi

Published: June 4 2009 13:57 | Last updated: June 4 2009 13:57

One Saturday morning just after nine o’clock, a prominent cabinet minister sets his coffee pot onto the burner and fiddles with the stove dials. His wife, by his side, giggles: “He never makes coffee without the camera here.” Radio Television of Kosovo (RTK) has this season offered an unprecedented peek into the private lives of the political elite.

“A cup of coffee with ... ”, the state-owned broadcaster’s top-rated Saturday morning programme, visits the homes of Kosovo’s rich and famous. Besides actors and singers, the RTK camera crew has called for coffee with many of Kosovo’s elected leaders.

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