Leader of the Vetëvendosje Movement, Albin Kurti, will hold separate meetings on Friday with Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK) leader Bedri Hamza and Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK) leader Lumir Abdixhiku as part of consultations on forming the country’s new institutions.
Kurti is scheduled to meet Hamza at 9:00 a.m. and Abdixhiku at 6:00 p.m., with both meetings taking place at the Assembly of Kosovo.
The meetings come after Kurti sent invitations to the leaders of the PDK, LDK and the Alliance for the Future of Kosovo (AAK), a move confirmed by government spokesperson Fatlum Jashari. The invitations were sent one day after the certification of the June 7 parliamentary election results.
PDK leader Bedri Hamza said his party had accepted the invitation and was ready to meet. He stressed that discussions should first focus on the government’s program, priorities and the country’s challenges, rather than the distribution of political posts.
LDK leader Lumir Abdixhiku also confirmed his participation, saying he would attend in good faith to hear Vetëvendosje’s proposals and help avoid another election. He added that he would also meet with PDK and AAK representatives to better understand their positions.
Meanwhile, the Alliance for the Future of Kosovo (AAK) rejected Kurti’s invitation. Party leader Ardian Gjini published the official response to Kurti, stating that AAK saw no need for such a meeting and was maintaining the position it announced on June 26. The party said its support for the formation of new institutions remains conditional on the acceptance of the six-point proposal it presented earlier.
According to the certified June 7 election results, the Vetëvendosje Movement won 47.13 percent of the vote and secured 53 seats in the 120-member Assembly. The PDK won 19.44 percent and 22 seats, the LDK received 16.69 percent and 18 seats, while the AAK secured 6.74 percent and seven seats. Non-majority communities hold the remaining 20 seats in parliament.
