Today ends the constitutional term for the election of the president of the Republic of Kosovo. So far, only one candidate has been proposed, Glauk Konjufca, who has received the signatures of 30 MPs from the Vetëvendosje Movement and the multi-ethnic group.
The Speaker of the Assembly, Albulena Haxhiu, has announced that the procedure requires at least two candidates with 30 signatures each to call the presidential election session.
“There may be requests for an extraordinary session, but there cannot be a session for the election of the president without having at least two candidates. The election of the president must take place no later than 30 days before the end of the current president’s mandate. The constitutional deadline is March 5, 2026, so we have less than 30 hours until the end of this deadline, which makes the situation more urgent. Invite all the deputies of the Kosovo Assembly who have not yet given signatures to reflect and consider the possibility of proposing at least one other candidate”, said Haxhiu
So far, the other parties have not proposed candidates, further deepening a new political crisis. PDK and LDK have reacted harshly, accusing Vetëvendosje of incompetence and irresponsibility, warning of an institutional crisis and lack of consensus for the election of the president.
If the president is not elected by the end of Vjosa Osman’s mandate on April 4, Kosovo risks going to new parliamentary elections within 45 days.
