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The lack of political coordination continues, while Albin Kurti has not yet completed meetings with all political actors and factors...
The countdown to the election of the President has begun in Kosovo, with less than 20 days left until the final date, when the Assembly must either choose the name that will officially succeed Vjosa Osmani in office, or it will be dissolved.
Referring also to the Constitutional Court's decision, April 28 is the institutional deadline for the election of a president by Parliament, which means that the following days will be decisive for the creation of an inter-party majority, with at least 80 MPs, to complete the process of electing the President.
Given the current conditions, the most likely option or scenario is a deadlock, meaning that Albin Kurti's Vetëvendosje Movement fails to convince either the LDK or the PDK, or other parliamentary factors, to avert a crisis. This means that Kosovo will head towards early parliamentary elections.
Early elections could further strain the political environment, thus exceeding the tensions so far.
From the meetings held so far, Kurti has not been able to convince Lumir Abdixhiku of the LDK, despite the fact that after the meeting the parties talked about a process aimed at avoiding the crisis.
The chairwoman of the VV parliamentary group, Arbërie Nagavci, said that efforts will intensify in the coming days, insisting that Kosovo needs a president elected by Parliament and not another electoral process, which the ruling party considers unnecessary both politically and institutionally.
But, Vlora Çitaku of the PDK called for more seriousness and more concrete initiatives from Kurti, emphasizing that no written proposal has been made to this political force, thus giving the signal that the Democratic Party is being left out of the process.
Jehona Lushaku-Sadriu of the LDK seems to be on the same wavelength as Çitaku, throwing the ball to Albin Kurti's VV to avert the crisis.
Thus, according to PDK and LDK, it is up to Albin Kurti's parliamentary majority to take concrete actions and show strong political will to avert the crisis.
VV has put two names on the table for the position of President, but in the meeting with Abdixhiku, they were not accepted in principle, as there was talk about how the process should continue without going into specific names.
Parliament Speaker Albulena Haxhiu, who also holds the position of Acting President, called on all political forces to demonstrate political will. She stressed that politics must avoid crisis, otherwise the country will go to early elections within 45 days.
However, despite her appeal, the lack of political coordination continues, as Kurti has yet to meet with the leader of the Alliance for the Future of Kosovo, Ramush Haradinaj, specifically on the issue of the presidential elections.
The stance of the Alliance for the Future of Kosovo is further deepening the climate of mistrust. MP Albana Bytyqi argued that the prime minister should call a joint meeting of all opposition leaders so that the process gains real substance and greater transparency. At the same time, she accused Kurti of not really looking for a solution, but rather looking towards elections and, as she put it, trying to shift the blame to the opposition.
A similar assessment was expressed by the head of the parliamentary group of the Alliance for the Future of Kosovo, Besnik Tahiri, who said that the political climate in the country now clearly shows pre-election positioning. According to him, the rejection of opposition initiatives, delays and institutional blockages show that the focus of the political system is shifting from decision-making to political positioning before a possible new vote.
Before the Constitutional Court's decision, the leader of the Democratic Party of Kosovo, Bedri Hamza, had also had contacts with Kurti, but without any results. On March 5, Kurti and Vetëvendosje proposed the names of Glauk Konjufca and Fatmire Mullhaxha for president, but the process did not move forward because the required number of MPs was not present in the hall for the voting to begin.
At least 80 MPs must be present for the procedure to take place, a requirement that highlights not only the difficulty of electing a president but also the depth of political polarization. Subsequently, the decree to dissolve Parliament issued by then-President Vjosa Osmani was deemed to have no legal effect by the Constitutional Court, which clarified that dissolution occurs automatically only if Parliament fails to elect a president within the specified deadline.
The essence of the crisis that Kosovo may face seems not to be related to the failure to find an acceptable figure, but to the fact that the political parties are unable to find a consensus and are not inclined to resolve the situation.
Although all parties publicly say they want a solution within the constitutional framework, mutual accusations, a lack of coordinated negotiations, and increasingly visible pre-election preparedness are damaging the prospects for an agreement.
As April 28 approaches without a clear signal of political convergence, the assessment that Kosovo is heading towards a new cycle of uncertainty is gaining ground. /Pamphlet/
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