Could there be early elections in Kosovo, experts say
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The date January 26 of the next year was evaluated as the most appropriate to hold the parliamentary elections by the three opposition parties in the meeting called by the president of the country, Vjosa Osmani.
However, it is considered that there is still the possibility of early elections.
Regarding this, the connoisseur of the constitutional circumstances, Mazllum Baraliu and political analyst, Fidan Ukaj have different opinions.
Baraliu says that we are already within the constitutional and legal deadlines regarding holding the election process and that we cannot act outside of them.
According to him, the unanimous proposals for the announcement of the election date by the political entities that have weight in the parliament, should be taken into consideration by the country's president.
"That's what they care about and what suits them best, but the date that was proposed by the three political subjects, which have weight in the parliament and are actually parliamentary subjects, if it is accepted by the others, I think it should be accepted in consideration by the president of the country when setting the date and making the decision to announce the elections... I think it would be as defined by the law on general elections and by the constitution. Since the elections were held on the 14th February, then in accordance with the mandate, as the law says, 60 days earlier and 30 days later, elections should be held and we should learn to respect the legal deadlines and the laws in force... I think that beyond the constitutional deadlines already it cannot be done and we are already within the constitutional and legal deadlines, they say that the elections must be scheduled by the country's president in consultation with the political entities in advance. The earliest is six months before the deadline to hold the elections and four months later.", says Baraliu.
Meanwhile, Baraliu calls the non-participation of the ruling LévizjesVetevendosje party in the meeting held between the leaders of the opposition parties and President Osmani irresponsible and disgraceful.
On the other hand, political analyst Fidan Ukaj considers the non-participation of LVV in this meeting as a tactic of Prime Minister Kurti to go to early elections in November of this year.
According to him, this non-participation, the rejection of January 26 as an opportunity to hold the election process and the allusion by members of the ruling party to optimal dates, are attempts to find arguments by Prime Minister Kurti to resign.
In addition, Ukaj says that Kurti's proposal to send the vice-president Glauk Konjufca to the meeting was intentional, because according to him it was known that it would be rejected by President Osmani.
On July 31 of this year, a meeting was held between President Vjosa Osmani and the leaders of the opposition parties, including PDK, LDK, AAK, as well as some other smaller parties.
Meanwhile, the absence of Prime Minister Albin Kurti in this meeting was explained by the fact that he was engaged in a lunch with 21 ambassadors accredited to Kosovo at that time. The last parliamentary elections in the country were held on February 14, 2021.