After 54 failed attempts to constitute the Assembly of Kosovo and the expiration of the 30-day deadline set by the Constitutional Court for electing legislative bodies, new extraordinary elections are now seen as inevitable.
According to the Vetëvendosje, Guxo and Alternativa coalition, the mandate of the MPs must be returned to the citizens, as the parties that were previously in the opposition “have proven that they lack the will to constitute the ninth legislature and form new institutions” following the February 9 elections.
Mimoza Kusari-Lila, chairwoman of Alternativa and MP of VV, told KosovaPress that the LDK and the Social Democratic Initiative hesitated to become part of the next government by first helping to constitute the Assembly.
Since this was not achieved, she stated that the mandate should be returned to the citizens for another round of elections.
After failing to constitute the Assembly on Saturday, the Constitutional Court, starting July 27 until August 8, 2025, has prohibited MPs from making decisions by imposing a temporary measure following complaints filed by PDK and LDK regarding the conduct of the constitutive session chaired by VV MP Avni Dehari.
To avoid this situation, Fatmir Matoshi, a member of the presidency of the Social Democratic Initiative (Nisma), told KosovaPress that his party acted constructively, calling on political entities to sit down and find common ground to form a parliamentary majority that could elect the Assembly bodies and the next government—either from VV or the opposition parties.
However, going to new elections by order of the Constitutional Court due to the parliamentary deadlock would seriously compromise this institution, said former president of the Constitutional Court, Enver Hasani.
In a written interview for KosovaPress on Saturday, Hasani stated that without the constitution of the Assembly, extraordinary elections cannot be held, even if the 30-day deadline set by the Constitutional Court is exceeded, which had required MPs to constitute the ninth legislature by July 26.
“Calling new elections by order of the Constitutional Court would seriously undermine this institution, which is fundamental to Kosovo and its Euro-Atlantic path. This for two undeniable reasons: First, without the constitution of the Assembly, elections cannot be held because an Assembly that hasn’t been constituted simply doesn’t exist within the constitutional order,” he said.
Kosovo held elections on February 9 but remains without new institutions due to the failure to constitute the Assembly, which would have paved the way for forming the government.
The constitutive session began on April 15. The process has stalled over the position of Assembly Speaker, for which Vetëvendosje, in coalition with Guxo, and Alternativa, nominated MP Albulena Haxhiu. But she is considered an unacceptable figure by the other parties.
Haxhiu failed six consecutive times in open voting to secure the required support of 61 votes. Afterwards, the sessions continued with attempts for a secret ballot, all of which were unsuccessful.
Saturday, July 26, was the last chance for MPs to constitute the ninth legislature within the deadline set by the Constitutional Court. This institution had ordered lawmakers to form the Assembly within 30 days, by July 26.
In the coming days, the Constitutional Court is expected to clarify the legal consequences for the elected MPs and what steps should follow. /E.Zeqiri
