The European Union has encouraged the political parties in Kosovo on Wednesday to respect the Judgment of the Constitutional Court and to quickly constitute the Assembly, a few hours after the latest failure of MPs to unlock the stalemate.
The EU Office in Kosovo told RFE / RL that the bloc “is carefully following the developments related to the constitution of the Assembly and the formation of the government”.
The MPs gathered on Wednesday morning for the continuation of the constituent hearing, as two days ago the country’s highest court published the full judgment on the matter, which obliges them to make the new Assembly within 30 days, which expires on September 18th.
However, the constitution failed as none of the two candidates proposed by the winning party of the election Movement Self -Determination – Albulena Haxhiu and Donika Gervalla – failed to receive more than 57 votes, which is 4 votes less than at least 61 votes required to be elected.
The EU office emphasized that “the rapid training of the Assembly and the Government is essential for Kosovo to move forward with important reforms in all sectors, which will improve the quality of life and standard of living of Kosovo citizens”.
Meanwhile, the Italian Embassy in Pristina saw as encouraging the fact that Vetevendosje of the Prime Minister, Albin Kurti, proposed a new candidate for parliamentary leadership, as he had only proposed Haxhiu.
In a written response to the REL, the Italian Embassy said that Gervalla’s proposal “shows a willingness to make progress, which will have to be confirmed in the coming days.”
“We hope that all political actors work with responsibility to secure the constitution of the Assembly in time, in accordance with the judgment of the Constitutional Court,” she said.
After the hearing, Vetevendosje accused other major parties in the Assembly, such as PDK, LDK and AAK, that they proved that the name of Haxhiu was not the main problem, but that they are “aiming to block the formation of institutions”.
The PDK reiterated the position that there was only one candidate of Vetevendosje, who was not part of the government in the preliminary mandate.
The LDK said Vetevendosje knew that Haxhiu and Gervalla did not have enough votes. In the past, the LDK has repeatedly said that no Vetevendosje candidate for parliamentary leadership is not voting for.
Meanwhile, the AAK said it expects to propose names for which there is no support even in the next session.
The Social Democratic Initiative said it will abstain and will not vote for without reaching a political agreement. The continuation of the session was scheduled for Friday, August 22.
Kosovo held parliamentary elections in February, but has not been able to establish new institutions since then. All this several -month crisis is due to the lack of a political agreement between the parliamentary parties, as none party won the majority to govern alone.
Vetevendosje won 48 seats, the PDK was second with 24 seats, the third LDK with 20, followed by the Serbian List-the largest Serbian party in Kosovo-with 9, and the coalition between the AAK and the Social Democratic Initiative, with 8. Another 11 seats are of minorities. /Rele
