The Assembly of Kosovo is expected to vote again on the amended law on the Specialized Chambers in The Hague, with the same content approved on October 6, which President Justina Shiroka Pula returned for reconsideration on October 22. If at least 61 deputies vote in favor, the veto of the President of the State is overturned and the law is considered approved.
The request came from PDK acting chairwoman Vlora Çitaku, who called the day before for the approval of the law returned by the president without any changes, promising that her party will present the new legal initiative on November 16, while proposing that its amendment be completed within 2 weeks.
President Shiroka Pula returned the law to the Assembly at the request of the PDK to make some changes, which the opposition party and the Vetëvendosje Movement did not agree on, to be made at this stage, but after approval. The Alliance for the Future of Kosovo announced that it will support the PDK initiative with a vote in the Assembly.
Regarding this process, the Office of the European Union in Pristina expressed concern about the impact of the changes on Kosovo’s international obligations and respect for the basic principles of the rule of law, while also raising questions about the constitutionality of the changes made to the Law on the Special Court.
