The President of Kosovo, Vjosa Osmani, has turned to the Constitutional Court to clarify the issue of appointing members to the Central Election Commission (CEC).
According to President Osmani’s office, the constitutional dilemma arises because she has received more proposals from political parties represented in the Assembly than what is provided for by the Constitution.
According to KosovaPress sources, Lëvizja Vetëvendosje (LVV), as the largest party in the country with over 51 percent in the last elections, has proposed three members to the CEC. The Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK), which came second in the elections, has proposed two members, while the other Albanian parties, LDK and AAK, have proposed one member each, as have parties representing non-majority communities.
In this case, the president has asked the Constitutional Court to clarify whether the two largest parties, LVV and PDK, are entitled to two members each in the CEC, or whether, based on the results of the last elections, LVV is entitled to three members and PDK to one.
“President Osmani has referred this matter to the Constitutional Court. Once the response is received, the appointments will proceed. In the current circumstances, more proposals have been made by parliamentary groups than the Constitution provides for, so this matter must be clarified by the Court before moving forward,” the president’s office told KosovaPress.
Albanian political parties are entitled to six members in the CEC, while the remaining four members are allocated to non-majority communities.
In the previous composition of the CEC, LVV had two members, PDK had two members, and LDK and AAK each had one member.
