Kosovo President Vjosa Osmani has welcomed the process of starting to unlock the political stalemate with the election of the new head of the Assembly and that this process be concluded as soon as possible, in accordance with the Constitution.
Osmani congratulated the good work of the Parliament Speaker Dimal Basha and the vice presidents of choice: Albulena Haxhiu (VV), Vlora Citaku (PDK), Kujtim Shala (LDK) and Emilija Redžepi (from non -Serbian non -Serb communities).
“The President hopes that as soon as possible, in accordance with the constitutional procedures, the Assembly will also vote on the new government to come out of the will of the citizens from the 9 February elections ”, It is stated in the presidency announcement.
Earlier, today, the Kosovo Assembly marked an important step in unblocking the political stalemate that lasted for nearly 7 months after the February 9 parliamentary elections.
After more than 50 failed efforts to elect the Speaker of Parliament, MPs elected Dimal Basha from the Self -Determination Movement (VV) as the new Speaker with 73 votes in favor, including the support of some MPs from the Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK) and the Alliance for the Future of Kosovo (AAK). This election marks the end of a legislative blockade that has prevented the formation of the new government and has blocked over 700m euros in international funding.
However, the process of electing the fifth vice president, who according to the Constitution belongs to the Serbian community, encountered major obstacles.
The Serbian List, which has 9 seats in the Assembly, insisted on the candidacy of Slavko Simic, who failed to receive the necessary votes after three efforts, due to constitutional restrictions prohibiting the reproduce of a candidate more than three times.
Following the refusal of the Serbian List to propose another candidate, the Assembly passed into the lottery procedure, according to the Regulation of the Assembly and the Judgment of the Constitutional Court.
In the lottery procedure, the names of three Serbian List MPs withdrew: Verica Garanic, Stefan Kovacevic and Liljana Stefanovic.
Generic and Kovacevic did not receive enough votes (Garanic: 0 votes in favor, 51 against, 20 abstention; Kovacevic: 0 votes in favor, 48 against, 19 abstentions), while Stefanovic refused to run.
Subsequently, the name of Nenad Rasic, MP from the Party for Freedom, Justice and Survival, was withdrawn, but he failed to secure the necessary majority, receiving only 55 votes in favor, 1 against and 17 abstention from 95 MPs present.
Because of this stalemate, Parliament Speaker Dimal Basha, in an effort to maintain the spirit of cooperation, interrupted the constituent session and set its continuation for Thursday, August 28, 2025, at 11:00.
Basha’s election came after the pressure of the Constitutional Court, which on June 26 and August 8, 2025 ordered the MPs to complete the constitution of the Assembly within 30 days.
Political disagreements and the rejection of opposition parties, especially the Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK), to support the VV candidates, had extended the blockade.
LDK, led by Lumir Abdixhiku, voted against Basha, calling his choice “a triumph of ignorance and an unforgivable mistake”. While the PDK and the AAK offered tactical support to avoid early elections, they criticized the VV and Albin Kurti’s access to increased tensions with the Serbian community and obstacles to dialogue with Serbia.
President Osmani expressed hope that the Assembly will vote as soon as possible the new government, which will reflect the will of the citizens expressed in February elections.
According to the Constitution, Prime Minister Albin Kurti, the head of Vetevendosje, now has two weeks to form a ruling coalition, including non-Albanian minority parties.
If this fails, the mandate for forming the government can pass another party, and in the event of further failure, the country may go to new early elections.
