Efforts to form a government in Kosovo / Osmani calls for a meeting of political party leaders tomorrow

2025-10-30 11:42:00, Kosova & Bota CNA

Efforts to form a government in Kosovo / Osmani calls for a meeting of political

President Vjosa Osmani has called the heads of political parties to a meeting on Friday at noon, as Kosovo continues efforts to form a new government nearly nine months after elections were held.

Bekim Kupina, Osman's advisor, told Radio Free Europe on Thursday that the meeting will be held tomorrow at 12:00.

Osmani was expected to invite them for a consultative meeting, after her first mandate, Albin Kurti of the winning Vetevendosje Movement party, failed to win enough votes in the Assembly on Sunday to elect a new government.

It must appoint another candidate to form a government within 10 days of the failure of the first candidate, according to the Constitution.

However, it is not clear whether a new prime minister will be appointed, due to the lack of will from the parties to reach any governing coalition.

The leader of the second most voted party, the Democratic Party of Kosovo, Memli Krasniqi, on Sunday rejected the possibility of becoming the next mandate holder, in case the president asks him if he has a majority.

A few days after failing to receive the support of the Assembly for a third term, Kurti – who is the incumbent prime minister – announced new elections in December.

He said that the Democratic League of Kosovo and Nisma did not want to cooperate with him, while he himself did not want the PDK in co-government.

Meanwhile, on Tuesday, Kupina said that the president will call on the leaders of parliamentary parties for political compromise during a meeting with them, now scheduled for Friday.

"The president will encourage political parties to cooperate to avoid any blockade that could negatively affect the well-being of citizens and the functioning of Kosovo's institutions," Kupina told REL on Tuesday.

The president will also emphasize the importance of approving the Kosovo budget as well as the adoption of the EU Growth Plan during upcoming talks with political parties, Kupina added.

On the eve of this meeting, civil society in the country called on the president to unite the parties to approve Kosovo's new budget. /REL