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Constitutional deadline nears end in Kosovo, parties under pressure to reach agreement on head of state
Kosovo is just one day away from the constitutional deadline to elect a new president. If an agreement is not reached and a head of state is not voted in on April 28, the Assembly is expected to be dissolved, leading the country to new elections within 45 days.
In an effort to unblock the situation, the Vetëvendosje Movement has asked the Democratic Party of Kosovo and the Democratic League of Kosovo to propose three candidates for the post of president, as a solution that aims for consensus.
On the other hand, the leader of the LDK, Lumir Abdixhiku, has proposed the name of Vjosa Osmani to Prime Minister Albin Kurti, seeking guarantees for securing the necessary 66 votes in the Assembly.
However, according to the head of the Vetëvendosje Parliamentary Group, Arbërie Nagavci, no official proposal has been presented by the opposition so far, beyond public statements. She has reiterated the call for opposition parties to propose three acceptable candidates outside active politics.
LDK has expressed its willingness to support Vjosa Osmani if a majority of 66 votes is secured, while PDK has warned that it will not participate in the vote if a session is held to elect the president.
Meanwhile, Vetëvendosje insists that the presidential candidate be a figure outside current politics, while the Alliance for the Future of Kosovo has not yet come up with a final position, awaiting developments.
The deadline set by Prime Minister Kurti for the PDK and LDK to propose three names has passed without result, while earlier talks between him and opposition leaders, Bedri Hamza and Lumir Abdixhiku, have failed. In these negotiations, Kurti had offered government positions to the LDK and PDK, including the position of speaker of parliament and ministerial posts, but without reaching an agreement.
The President of Kosovo is elected with a two-thirds majority in the first two rounds of voting, or 61 votes in the third round, but 80 MPs are needed in the chamber for the session to be held. Therefore, an agreement between parliamentary parties is needed on this issue, given that no party, not even Kurti's ruling party with 57 MPs, has such a large number of MPs in the 120-seat Assembly. The constitutional deadline for electing a president expires tomorrow, April 28, and if a president is not elected by then, Kosovo will hold new elections within 45 days.
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