Ten days before the constitutive session, Kosovo’s political scene remains without visible movement toward the establishment of institutions. In this vacuum of negotiations, Vetëvendosje is signaling that it sees the Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK) as the most likely address for a political compromise, while the signal toward the Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK) remains blocking.
VV turns its attention to the LDK
According to statements made by Vetëvendosje deputy leader Glauk Konjufca, the winning party believes there is greater readiness for cooperation within the Democratic League of Kosovo, even though that political force is facing internal debates.
Konjufca said that, unlike the PDK, which according to him insists that the post of president should belong to it, the LDK has expressed acceptance of a consensual figure. This is the political signal that VV is trying to use on the eve of the session.
The president remains the key point of the political bargain
At the core of this move is the issue of the president, a post traditionally used as a negotiating node in power-sharing. According to the version presented by Konjufca, there has been little room for discussion with the PDK precisely because of this condition.
As for the LDK, he claimed there is more flexibility to support a name that could be presented as a broader political representative. This shows that, even without an announced agreement, the outlines of the negotiations are being drawn around positions and institutional balances.
Public message about “political will,” but no concrete steps
Konjufca said that the options for an agreement increase depending on the will to cooperate, signaling that VV sees the LDK as the side where a common formula could be tested.
However, at this stage no decisive meeting or concrete agreement between the parties has been reported. This leaves the process at the level of public signals, while the deadline for constituting the institutions is approaching without political clarity.
Visit by the French minister and the five agreements signed
Konjufca’s statements were made during a conference with French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Benjamin Haddad. Asked whether Kosovo’s internal political crisis was hindering cooperation with France, he responded by pointing to the signing of five agreements between the two countries.
Among them are a letter of intent to support the organization of the 2030 Mediterranean Games, an administrative agreement on the teaching of the French language in Kosovo, an agreement on mutual legal assistance in criminal matters, an extradition agreement, and a loan agreement with the French Development Agency for the Mediterranean Games project.
Despite the optimistic tone shown by Vetëvendosje, Kosovo’s political landscape remains unstable and without a confirmed formula for the creation of institutions.
For now, what can be seen is an effort to publicly test the ground with the LDK, while the constitutive session is approaching faster than a political agreement.