Constitution of the Parliament/ Kurti meets with Krasniqi and Abdixhiku

2025-04-30 18:36:00, Kosova & Bota CNA

The leader of the Vetëvendosje Movement (LVV), Albin Kurti, has called a meeting with the leaders of two of the largest parliamentary parties, Memli Krasniqi of the Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK) and Lumir Abdixhiku of the Democratic League of Kosovo, in an attempt to find a way to constitute the delayed Kosovo Assembly.

He has invited them to a joint meeting on Thursday at 8:30, about two hours before the ninth continuation of the constitutive session of the Assembly begins, LVV spokesman Arlind Manjhuka confirmed to Radio Free Europe.

Nearly three months after the February 9 parliamentary elections, Kosovo has still not formed its institutions, due to disagreements between the election-winning party, Vetëvendosje, and some of the largest parliamentary parties, over the post of Speaker of the Assembly.

The constitution of the Assembly - launched on April 15 - has failed eight times in a row so far, as Vetëvendosje is failing to secure the necessary 61 votes for its candidate for president, Albulena Haxhiu.

Haxhiu is seen by the PDK and the Alliance for the Future of Kosovo (AAK) as a "divisive figure", while the LDK has repeatedly said that it does not want to vote for any candidate from the winning party.

Vetëvendosje insists that Haxhiu is a deserving candidate and, despite calling for a political agreement, has so far rejected the possibility of proposing any other candidate besides her.

Vetëvendosje has 48 seats out of 120 in the Kosovo Assembly, and Haxhiu has so far received the most votes, 57.

After LVV, PDK won the most votes, with 24 seats, followed by LDK with 20. AAK and Nisma won eight seats in a pre-election coalition, three of which belong to the latter.

This is the first time Kurti has invited Krasniqi of PDK to a meeting, while the second time Abdixhiku of LDK, who had not accepted his first invitation, has been invited.

Kurti's call for a meeting comes hours after Germany's ambassador to Pristina, Jorn Rohde, said he had expressed to Kosovo's president, Vjosa Osmani, his growing concern over the delays in forming new institutions in Kosovo.

In a reaction on the Bluesky social network, Rohde said that political parties in Kosovo must act quickly to form institutions and must put state interests before party interests.

"In today's rapidly changing global landscape, swift action is imperative and matters of state must always come before party politics," Rohde wrote.

Only after the constitution of the Assembly can the path be opened for the formation of the new Government.

Even for the formation of the new Government, it needs at least 61 votes.

The European Union said days ago that Kosovo must quickly form new institutions./ REL