The Assembly of Kosovo is expected to be constituted in the plenary session of this Thursday (August 6) starting at 10:00, on the last day of the constitutional deadline for the conclusion of this process. The constitution of the new legislature will pave the way for the formation of new institutions, while the attention remains on the constitutional challenges related to the election of the president.
The procedures will start with the formation of the Temporary Committee for the Verification of Mandates and after the approval of the report of this committee, the deputies will take the oath, while the process for the election of the Speaker of the Assembly is expected to take place afterwards.
However, in addition to the constitution of the Assembly, attention has also been focused on the process of electing the country’s president. Constitutional law experts warn that the lack of a political agreement could create an institutional deadlock, as the Constitution provides that the acting president can exercise this function for a period of no longer than six months.
If the new president is not elected within this period, the country may face constitutional uncertainty, as there is no clear legal mechanism that regulates such a situation. According to political analysts, the election of the president will depend on reaching a consensus among the political forces, as this process requires at least 80 votes in the Assembly. In the absence of an agreement, it is not excluded that the case will end up in the Constitutional Court or the country will go to new elections.
