Osmani: Failure to constitute the Assembly harms the country's progress towards the Euro-Atlantic agenda

2025-06-05 19:24:00, Kosova & Bota CNA

Osmani: Failure to constitute the Assembly harms the country's progress

Kosovo President Vjosa Osmani said on Thursday that the delay in the constitution of the Assembly damages the credibility of the institutions and the country's progress towards the Euro-Atlantic agenda.

She made these comments after a meeting with representatives of several non-governmental organizations, with whom she discussed the failure to constitute the Assembly and the impact this situation has on the functioning of democratic institutions and the lives of citizens.

"President Osmani expressed her willingness to continue to remain open to dialogue with civil society, in order to preserve the democratic order and strengthen the country's representative institutions," a statement issued by the Presidency said after the meeting.

Osman's statements came on the same day that the 27th failure to constitute the Assembly was recorded.

The parliament is not being constituted because the Vetevendosje Movement, which won the most votes in the February 9 elections, and the parties that were in opposition in the previous legislature, have not reached an agreement on the method of voting for the new speaker of parliament, and on the LVV's proposal for this position, Albulena Haxhiu, considering her a divisive figure.

The deputies must elect the president and five vice presidents to finally constitute the new Assembly.

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

Representatives of the Vetëvendosje Movement have recently mentioned the possibility of holding new early parliamentary elections simultaneously with the regular local elections, which are expected to be announced in October, as a possibility to unblock the situation.

Albulena Haxhiu of the Vetevendosje Movement first presented this idea at a meeting that Osmani held on Wednesday with figures from political entities in Kosovo, to discuss the date of local elections.

However, Abelard Tahiri, from the Democratic Party of Kosovo, said on Thursday that he believes the elections should be held separately.

He said that if new parliamentary elections are to be held, this should happen earlier, not in October when regular local elections are held.

Arben Gashi, from the Democratic League of Kosovo, stated on Thursday that "it may happen that we come to a situation where new elections will be the solution", although it would be "very complicated for the Central Election Commission to organize them together (with the local authorities)".

Diplomatic representatives of the QUINT countries [United States, Great Britain, Italy, France and Germany] as well as the Head of the European Union Office in Kosovo, met a few days ago with the acting Prime Minister of Kosovo, Albin Kurti, requesting the rapid formation of institutions to ensure the well-being and prosperity of the citizens of Kosovo./ REL