The Prime Minister of Kosovo, Albin Kurti, has stated that today he will send invitations to the leaders of the opposition parties for a meeting that is expected to be held at the beginning of next week, with the aim of reaching an agreement on the election of the country’s president.
He emphasized that Kosovo does not need new elections, but institutional stability.
“We have to meet with the leaders of the opposition parties, and as of today I will send you invitations to meet at the beginning of next week,” Kurti said after the inauguration of the renovated spaces of the Institute of Pathological Anatomy at KKUK.
Kurti recalled previous meetings with opposition leaders, expressing regret that there was no communication in the last days before the constitutional deadline for the election of the president.
“I have held three meetings with the chairman of the LDK and two with the chairman of the PDK. Unfortunately, in the last 48 hours before we arrived at midnight on March 5, there was no meeting. I think this was a loss and a mistake. We should have met in the last 48 hours,” he said.
The Prime Minister emphasized that the country has passed a year with many election processes and their repetition would not be useful.
“The President of the Republic is the head of the state, where I am the Prime Minister of the country. We have a case that is in the Constitutional Court, while emphasis should be placed on the fact that last year we had 4 pairs of elections. I am convinced that we should not repeat it. The year 2026 is a new year, it is neither right nor useful to have repeated elections. Therefore, it is necessary to have an agreement with the opposition parties for the election of the president,” said Kurti.
He warned that the blocking of the Assembly has brought great consequences for the country, citing delays in international projects.
“Over 120 million euros of various international agreements have been delayed because the Parliament was not working. On the other hand, new elections would cost at least 10 million euros. It is not a question of who has the overwhelming majority, LVV has won with 51.1%. The issue is with the quorum of 80 deputies and I do not believe that we need new elections to compete whether we are making 80 deputies,” Kurti said.
Speaking about the last parliamentary elections, he clarified that the only feasible date was December 28, due to technical and budgetary challenges.
“The last elections were held on December 28, for my strong conviction it was not possible to hold the elections on December 21 due to technical and logistical challenges. Do not forget that in October and November we had two rounds of local elections and we entered the process of early parliamentary elections without the certification of local elections. Therefore, there was no other possibility for a date other than December 28,” Kurti said.
The Prime Minister repeated that the priority of the institutions should be the stability and functioning of the Assembly, not new elections.
“Citizens of the Republic expect from us institutional stability and not repeated elections. It is necessary to have the verdict of the Constitutional Court as soon as possible and for the Assembly to start working,” concluded Kurti.
