The Constitutional Court of Kosovo has decided that the decree of President Vjosa Osmani on the dissolution of the Assembly has no legal effect.
The Constitutional Court published the full verdict regarding Osmani’s decree from March 6, giving the Assembly a deadline of 34 days to elect the new president.
After the failure of the March 5 session due to lack of quorum, Osmani announced the decree for the dissolution of the Assembly, but this was opposed by the majority and ended up in the Constitutional Court.
Now, according to the court’s decision, if the president is not elected within the deadline, the Assembly is automatically dissolved and new elections must be held within 45 days.
Full decision:
The Constitutional Court of the Republic of Kosovo, on March 25, 2026, decided on the joint requests in cases KO72/26, submitted by the Prime Minister of the Republic of Kosovo, Mr. Albin Kurti, on behalf of the Government of the Republic of Kosovo and KO74/26, presented by Mrs. Arbërie Nagavci and 30 (thirty) other deputies of the Assembly of the Republic of Kosovo, based on the authorizations determined by paragraph 2 of Article 113 (Jurisdiction and Authorized Parties) of the Constitution of the Republic of Kosovo, through which the evaluation of the constitutionality of “Decree No. 24/2026 of 06.03.2026, of the President of the Republic of Kosovo, has been requested. regarding the distribution of the Assembly of the Republic of Kosovo.”
The court, unanimously, decided:
I. DECLARE the request admissible;
II. TO STATE that the Decree (no. 24/2026) of March 6, 2026 of the President of the Republic of Kosovo does not produce any legal effect;
III. TO STATE that the deputies of the Assembly of the Republic of Kosovo from the day of entry into force of this Judgment have thirty-four (34) days to develop and complete the procedure for the election of the President of the Republic of Kosovo;
IV. TO STATE that in the event that the Assembly fails to elect the President within the period defined in point III of the enacting clause of this Judgment, based on subsection 3 of paragraph 1 of article 82 (Dissolution of the Assembly) of the Constitution of the Republic of Kosovo, the Assembly is dissolved ex constitutione, and as a result, early elections for the Assembly must be held within forty-five (45) days, as defined by paragraph 2 of the article 66 (Election and Mandate) and paragraph 6 of Article 86 (Election of the President) of the Constitution of the Republic of Kosovo;
V. TO STATE that the Court’s Decision on the imposition of a temporary measure, dated March 9, 2026, is repealed upon the entry into force of this Judgment;
VI. COMMUNICATE this Judgment to the parties;
VII. TO PUBLISH this Judgment in the Official Gazette of the Republic of Kosovo, in accordance with paragraph 4 of Article 20 (Decisions) of Law No. 03/L-121 for the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Kosovo;
VIII. TO DECIDE that this Judgment enters into force immediately.
