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The Constitutional Court has set a deadline of July 26, the constitution of the Kosovo Assembly fails for the 49th time

2025-07-19 11:38:09Aktualitet SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
The Constitutional Court has set a deadline of July 26, the constitution of the
Assembly of Kosovo

The deputies of the Assembly of Kosovo failed for the 49th time in a row to constitute the parliamentary composition resulting from the February elections.

Saturday's session was held amid announcements that later in the day the leader of the Vetëvendosje Movement, Albin Kurti, will meet with the leader of the Social Democratic Initiative, Fatmir Limaj, in an attempt to reach an agreement to break the political deadlock.

The next session will be held on July 21 at 11:00 AM.

Before the session, Social Democratic Initiative MP Xhevahire Izmaku said she expects the meeting to take place today and that there will be political will from Kurti.

"We expect the meeting to take place today. We are in the final constitutional deadlines. I expect a positive signal from this meeting, which I believe will happen today, and political will from the leader of the LVV," she told reporters.

According to Izmaku, her party expects Limaj to become Speaker of Parliament and LVV to lead the Government.

She said that there are no other offers, but added that this is the only alternative for the country to get out of the impasse and for the state to have institutions.

Izmaku also claimed that Limaj also has the support of MPs from other parties.

AAK MP Lah Brahimaj claimed before the start of the session that Nisma, LVV and Lista Srpska already have an agreement in principle. He said that this is based on their behavior, as after each failure of the session, MPs from Nisma, LVV and Lista Srpska leave the plenary hall, while other parties do not.

According to him, AAK does not have the votes for Limaj as parliamentary speaker.

There were different positions from the PDK before the start of the session. Nait Hasanaj said that he would not vote for Limaj for speaker, but Fadil Nura said that his party is interested in the country having institutions as soon as possible.

"I hope that PDK will vote for Fatmir Limaj," he said.

MPs from the Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK), the Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK), the Alliance for the Future of Kosovo (AAK) and the Serbian List have been refusing to nominate members for a commission that would oversee the secret ballot for the election of the speaker of parliament since May 1.

The LVV, as the winning party in the elections, has the exclusive right to propose the speaker of parliament, and has proposed Albulena Haxhiu for the position of speaker of the legislative body. However, Haxhiu has been considered a divisive figure by the PDK and AAK, who have asked the LVV to change its proposal, while the LDK has said that it will not vote for any name from the winning party for this position.

Regarding the issue of the constitution of the Assembly, the Constitutional Court has obliged the deputies to elect the new Speaker of the Assembly within 30 days - until July 26 - and then vote for the deputy speakers, thus concluding the constitution of the legislative body.

Kosovo Assembly Member from the Social Democratic Initiative, Xhevahire Izmaku, told Radio Free Europe on Friday that her party stands by its demand that Limaj be elected speaker of parliament.

"We stand by our request – which we think is reasonable – for the position of the Speaker of the Assembly. We have the votes. If Fatmir Limaj's name is proposed, then the Assembly can be constituted on Monday," Izmaku told Radio Free Europe.

According to her, so far there is no clear signal from the Vetëvendosje Movement that an agreement can be reached with the Social Democratic Initiative, but "there is a positive environment."

"But I can't say what the decision-making will be like. The situation is unpredictable," she said, among other things.

As the deadline set by the Constitutional Court approaches, Kosovo's President, Vjosa Osmani, warned earlier this week that if the Assembly is not constituted within these days, then next week the state premier will address the Constitutional Court.

The parties that were in opposition last term argue that the change in voting by the chairman of the session, Avni Dehari, for the speaker of parliament – from open to closed – is unconstitutional. However, the LVV argues the opposite.

The LVV demands that Albulena Haxhiu be voted for only once through secret ballot and if she does not secure the necessary 61 votes, she will withdraw from the race.

It has not secured the necessary votes in several consecutive sessions that have been held by open voting.

Members of civil society have protested several times in front of the Parliament building, calling MPs to account.

Who has how many votes?
In the 120-seat Kosovo Assembly, 61 votes are needed to successfully vote on the new speaker's name.

The Vetëvendosje Movement, as the winner of the most votes in the February 9 elections, has 48 seats in the Assembly, followed by the Democratic Party of Kosovo with 24, the Democratic League of Kosovo with 20, the Serbian List – the largest Serb party in Kosovo with 9, and the coalition between the Alliance for the Future of Kosovo and the Social Democratic Initiative, with 8. Another 11 seats are held by minorities.

The Social Democratic Initiative alone has three MPs in the Assembly. In addition to Limaj, this party is represented by Xhevahire Izmaku and Arbëreshë Kryeziu.

The acting Minister of Administration and Local Government and the chairman of the new Democratic Initiative of Kosovo (IRDK), Elbert Krasniqi, has previously signaled that seven non-Serb minority MPs would vote in favor of the constitution of the new Assembly and a new government led by the Vetëvendosje Movement.

In a scenario where the Vetëvendosje Movement, Nisma MPs, and seven minority MPs were to vote for the constitution of the Assembly, three more votes would be needed to successfully finalize the process.

So far, minority MPs, Duda Balje, Veton Berisha and Adem Hoxha have stated that they will not offer support without their conditions being met./REL


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