Acting President Albulena Haxhiu has left open the possibility of not appointing the tenth member of the Central Election Commission (CEC), following claims from LVV and PDK regarding the position.
She said that the CEC functions even with nine members delegated by political parties, and that the tenth member is the chairperson, Kreshnik Radoniqi.
According to her, all legal deadlines have already passed and she does not know whether there will be a decision on this matter.
“Since all deadlines for appointing another member have passed, I will treat this with the utmost seriousness. What was important for me was to understand whether the CEC would be blocked without this member. I have received information that nothing is endangered by this situation, therefore I will act in line with my responsibilities when I deem it necessary to act. I have two requests, one from LVV and one from PDK, but as you know, my position on this has been the same for some time, not only since I took office. I don’t know whether there will be a decision, we will see, but what is important for me is that the political power given by the citizens of Kosovo is respected. Power and proportionality are important principles,” she said.
On the other hand, Haxhiu said it is still early to talk about potential agreements after the June 7 elections when asked about LVV’s post-election coalition plans.
“It is still early to talk about this,” she said.
She made these remarks on Monday after visiting the Association of the League and Civil Victims of War in Kosovo.
