The Assembly of Kosovo will continue work tomorrow in an effort to constitute the ninth legislature, but the risk of a new blockade appears on the horizon. Following yesterday’s hearing, where Serbian MP Nenad Rasic failed to obtain the necessary votes for the post of Vice President of the Assembly, the situation remains unclear.
Rasic, who proposed himself for the post, received only 55 votes out of 95 MPs present. He is convinced he will be able to secure more than 61 votes tomorrow, calling this a “Little Battle” of symbolic importance, because of “Ugly period” of Serbian political representation in Kosovo.
Lack of consensus and reactions
Melos Kolshi from the Kosovo Institute for Justice suggests that voting for vice presidents from communities should be repeated, stressing that this process should follow the usual procedures.
Political connoisseur, Dritero Arifi, warns of a new blockade if the Assembly continues with yesterday’s scenario. He points out that this situation of delaying things is pointless and requires greater seriousness in policymaking.
With the constitutional deadline passing, failure to reach a consensus can lead to a political crisis. Tomorrow’s session will be crucial to see if a solution will be found to avoid the new blockade and to constitute the functioning of the Assembly.
