The Assembly is not reconstituted, the deadline given by the "Constitution" is nearing its end.

2025-07-17 11:50:00, Kosova & Bota CNA

The Assembly is not reconstituted, the deadline given by the

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The elected deputies have failed to form the new Assembly of Kosovo in Thursday's attempt, despite the deadline set by the country's highest court for the formation of the legislative institution, which is July 26th at the latest.

This is the 48th time that MPs have met, every other day since April 15, and failed to fulfill their constitutional obligation.

Even at this meeting, the parties so far in opposition - PDK, LDK, AAK and the Serbian List - refused to propose members for the commission that should organize the secret ballot for the election of the Speaker of the Assembly.

They consider this procedure to be incompatible with the Constitution and have repeatedly opposed it.

The Vetëvendosje Movement, as the winner of the February parliamentary elections, insists that the secret ballot is in accordance with the law and demands that the process not be blocked further.

The nomination of its candidate, Albulena Haxhiu, for Speaker of the Assembly was put to an open vote several times, but did not receive the necessary support, as the opposition voted against it.

At the July 17 session, Speaker Avni Dehari interrupted the speech of the PDK, LDK, and AAK deputies, who began to address the problem of the deadlock, instead of proposing members for the commission that would oversee the secret ballot.

The hearing failed and the next continuation will be held on July 19.

Meanwhile, on June 26, the Constitutional Court ruled that the Assembly must be constituted within a 30-day deadline, but without clarifying the consequences if this deadline is not respected.

This has opened the way for different interpretations from political parties, which remain divided in their approach to resolving the situation.

In the first week of July, the President of Kosovo, Vjosa Osmani, held meetings with representatives of political parties, with the aim of finding a way out of the institutional blockade.

After the consultations concluded, she emphasized that the constitution of the Assembly within the 30-day deadline - set by the Constitutional Court - is not a matter of will, but a constitutional obligation.

Osmani called on the parties to seriously engage in finding a solution as soon as possible.

Her media advisor, Bekim Kupina, told Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty that the president is considering legal options to address a clarification request to the Constitutional Court, in order to understand the legal consequences if the Assembly is not constituted within the given deadline.

Only after the constitution of the Assembly can the new government be formed.

The impasse comes after neither party won the majority needed to govern alone in the February 9 parliamentary elections.

Vetëvendosje came out on top, winning 48 seats, 13 short of the minimum 61 needed to form a new government on its own.

PDK took second place with 24 seats, LDK third with 20, AAK-Nisma 8 and Serbian List 9./ Rel