The Supreme Court of Kosovo is expected to make a decision today regarding the appeals of political parties and candidates for deputies related to the elections held on February 9, as reported by KosovaPress.
The Supreme Court stated to KosovaPress that the decision regarding the appeal from the Vetevendosje Movement (LVV) for the annulment of postal votes from the Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK) will be made within the legal time frame established by the applicable law.
On the other hand, the Central Election Commission (CEC) is waiting for the Supreme Court’s decision, which will then allow them to proceed with certifying the final election results.
However, electoral process experts tell KosovaPress that the Supreme Court is likely to reject LVV’s appeal in the same way the Electoral Panel for Complaints and Appeals (PZAP) did, and thus the CEC could certify the election results during this week.
Supreme Court spokesperson Antigona Uka-Lutfiu informed KosovaPress that the decision regarding the appeals from LVV and the PDAK-LPB coalition against the PZAP decision will be made on Wednesday, March 26, marking the conclusion of the 5-day legal deadline.
The Vetevendosje Movement filed its appeal on March 21 to the Supreme Court, challenging the PZAP’s decision which rejected their appeal to annul the postal votes from the LDK, as well as their request for a postal re-vote.
“Regarding the two appeals filed on March 21, 2025, one from the Vetevendosje Movement against the PZAP decision, and one from the PDAK-LPB coalition against the PZAP decision, a decision will be made within the 5-day legal deadline, which is calculated from the date of acceptance of the appeal, including the weekend,” said the Supreme Court in a response to KosovaPress.
CEC spokesperson Valmir Elezi stated to KosovaPress that depending on the Supreme Court’s decision, they will implement it if there are any obligations for the CEC, and then they will proceed with certifying the final election results.
“Currently, the electoral process is in the phase of appeals regarding the final results declared by the CEC on March 15, 2025. The Central Election Commission will wait for the decisions of the relevant institutions, implement them if there are any obligations for the CEC, and then proceed with certifying the final election results,” Elezi said in a response to KosovaPress.
Meanwhile, university professor and electoral process expert Mazllum Baraliu told KosovaPress that it is most likely that the Supreme Court will reject LVV’s appeal regarding the annulment of postal votes from the LDK and the postal re-vote.
According to him, once all the appeals and administrative procedures are completed, the CEC could certify the final results of the February 9 elections as early as this Friday or Saturday.
“Once all the appeals and administrative procedures are completed, the CEC could meet on Friday, or even Saturday if necessary, to certify the results. After this, the CEC sends the election results to the Kosovo Assembly and the Presidency. The President is obligated to convene the Assembly’s constitutive session within 30 days of the certification,” Baraliu explained.
The certification of the final results from the February 9 elections would open the way for the legal deadlines for the constitution of the Kosovo Assembly to begin.
Kosovo held its general parliamentary elections on February 9, 2025. Meanwhile, the CEC declared the final results on March 15.
Based on the final results of the February 9 elections, the Vetevendosje Movement came in first with 42.30% of the votes, the Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK) received 20.95%, the Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK) got 18.27%, and the AAK-Nisma coalition received 7.06%.
According to these results, the Vetevendosje Movement will have 48 deputies, PDK 24, LDK 20, AAK-Nisma 8, and 20 deputies for minority communities.
Based on these figures, no party can form the government on its own.
