The President of Kosovo, Vjosa Osmani, said on Wednesday that she did not decree the second member of the Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK) to the Central Election Commission (CEC) because political parties proposed more members than allowed by the Constitution.

The Vetëvendosje Movement sent three names to the Presidency, PDK sent two, while other parliamentary parties sent one each.

She said this was the reason she referred the issue to the country’s highest court, as there were doubts regarding the appointment of a member for whom, according to her, both LVV and PDK have claims.

“Because three were requested by Vetëvendosje, while only two are allowed, and two were requested by PDK while only one was appointed. This is because there are more proposals than the Constitution allows. Since this issue has not yet been clarified by the Constitutional Court, I requested clarification now. This case is raised on a different legal basis, not the same as in previous cases, whether by President Thaci or by me. This issue has been unclear over the years for each president, and once clarified, the process will continue,” she said.

According to her, the case sent to the Constitutional Court refers to Article 113 of the Constitution, unlike past cases where such doubts existed.

Osmani said the Constitutional Court must issue a verdict to clarify this issue.

“Now we have raised the case on a different constitutional basis, Article 113. I hope the Court will give an answer. It’s not only that one PDK member was not appointed; one LVV member was also not appointed,” Osmani added.

She made these statements after participating in Women’s Week in Prishtina.

​KosovaPress has learned from its sources that the three candidates Vetëvendosje (LVV) proposed for representation in the CEC are Alban Krasniqi, Violeta Emini, and Njazi Isaku. PDK proposed Ilir Gashi and Rashit Qalaj. According to the same sources, LDK again proposed Sami Hamiti, while AAK proposed Muharrem Nitaj.

The CEC consists of eleven members. According to the Constitution, six members are appointed by members of the six largest parliamentary groups represented in the Assembly, who do not have the right to participate in the distribution of reserved seats. If fewer groups are represented in the Assembly, the largest group or groups may appoint additional members. /KosovaPress/