The Constitutional Court of Kosovo has issued its ruling on one of the most debated institutional knots of recent months: the constitution of the Assembly and the election of the Government. The decision gives breathing room to the governing majority, but at the same time highlights that constitutional deadlines have been exceeded and that the clock for electing the president is running out.
The Constitutional Court acknowledges the missed deadline for the Assembly
According to the ruling, the Constitutional Court found that the Assembly of Kosovo was constituted after the 30-day deadline. However, the court did not specify legal consequences for the deputies who violated that deadline.
This means the breach of the deadline has been acknowledged at the constitutional level, but without a clear sanction on the political actors who produced this situation. In practice, this leaves open the debate over institutional responsibility for the delay.
The deadline for the president began on August 8
The most direct point of the ruling is linked to the effect the delay in constituting the Assembly has had. According to the Constitutional Court, the passing of the 30-day deadline triggered the running of the constitutional deadlines for the election of the President of the Republic of Kosovo, when the post is vacant, as well as for the election of the government.
The ruling states that the 60-day deadline for electing the president began on August 8, 2026 and ends on October 6, 2026. This is the key moment that turns the issue from a procedural debate into a concrete test of the functioning of the institutions.
Deputies are required to elect the deputy speaker
The court has obliged the deputies of the Assembly of Kosovo to elect as soon as possible the deputy speaker from the ranks of the second-largest parliamentary group.
This element shows that, although the ruling avoids an immediate shock to the institutional order, it does not consider the process closed. On the contrary, it leaves concrete tasks that the Assembly must resolve without further delays.
The government was not brought down by the ruling
In the part related to the executive, the Constitutional Court found that the government was not elected in violation of the Constitution.
According to the official version of the ruling, the September 13, 2026 act on the election of the Government of the Republic of Kosovo does not conflict with Article 95 of the Constitution. This keeps the government in office, despite the challenge brought by the Democratic Party of Kosovo.
The Constitutional Court’s ruling gives a partial answer to the crisis: the government remains, but the breach of the deadline for the Assembly has been acknowledged and the deadline for the president has now entered a countdown.
Beyond a formal reading of the ruling, the essential issue remains the same: institutions may survive legally even when constitutional deadlines are exhausted, but the political cost and the credibility of the process remain exposed.