The Prime Minister of Kosovo, after a two-hour meeting with the leader of the LDK, Lumir Abdixhiku, confirmed that there was nothing new from the meeting.
However, Kurti remains optimistic that through meetings they can reach an agreement, though not from today’s meeting.
“While we no longer have the challenge of securing 61 MPs to form the government, it is an enormous challenge for one party to have 81 MPs and elect the president on its own. You know that we have tried before, and our candidate Glauk Konjufca was formalized in less than 30 hours, and likewise his opponent Fatmir Mulhaxha-Kolçaku was also formalized. We made forced selections at a time when no one was putting forward a candidate, and now we are where we are. I remain optimistic that through such meetings and discussions we can reach an agreement, but I cannot say that we have one today,” said Kurti.
Kurti said that once there are proposals and initiatives from other parties, then the proposed name will be made public.
“We are leaders of democratic entities and we are transparent regarding the process. We must preserve the confidentiality of the talks. When proposals and initiatives bring concrete results, then we will be able to respond concretely about the achievements,” he said.
He stated that he will try to hold a meeting with the leader of the PDK, Bedri Hamza, hoping that in that meeting the situation will change regarding the demand for both names to come from PDK.
Kurti said that putting forward candidates in an absolute and blind manner makes an agreement impossible.
PDK has never put forward any names. It has only asked that we trust them in an absolute and blind manner — absolute in that both candidates should be from PDK, and blind in that they would not reveal the names beforehand. This makes an agreement impossible, therefore I hope this will change through communication and meetings,” he emphasized.
The issue of the president has become the main topic of discussion in Kosovo’s political scene. For months, no agreement has been reached.
Vetëvendosje convincingly won the early elections of December 28 and holds 57 seats in the Assembly, but these are insufficient to elect the president, as at least 80 votes are required in the 120-seat Assembly to complete this process.
