The Assembly of Kosovo meets on Sunday morning in an extraordinary plenary session, which has on its agenda the election of the country’s new government.
It is expected that the Prime Minister in office, Albin Kurti, as the head of the Vetëvendosje Movement, which emerged as the first force in the February 9 elections, will present the composition of the new government, but it is not yet known whether he has secured the necessary number of votes in the parliament.
While Kosovo’s media report that no meeting or negotiation has yet been held with other political entities, which would enable the creation of a governing coalition, since in the February elections, LVV managed to secure only 48 seats in the parliament with 120 deputies. Kurti did not respond to the interest of journalists if he secured the votes for the new government.
On October 11, Kurti was mandated by President Vjosa Osmani to create the new executive. If he fails to get the necessary 61 votes in the Assembly, it is up to the president to take the next step, which is to appoint another representative as prime minister.
According to the 2020 decision of the Constitutional Court of Kosovo, the second candidate for prime minister can also be from the second largest party, in this case, the Democratic Party of Kosovo. If the creation of a government is still not achieved, the president announces the holding of new elections, which must be held within a period of 40 days.
Journalist: Elda Pepa
