The political clash in Prishtina is deepening, as the Assembly of Kosovo remains unconvened even after the constitutional deadline expired. The opposition is openly accusing Lëvizja Vetëvendosje and Albin Kurti of deliberate delays, while Kurti, on the other hand, is linking the deadlock to a broader agreement on the president.
Opposition enters chamber without a scheduled session
PDK and the Alliance appeared in the Assembly chamber symbolically, even though there was no official scheduling for the continuation of the constitutive session. Seated in their places, they called for the Assembly’s work to continue without further delays.
In the absence of a formal summons, opposition representatives used the podium to voice accusations against the leading party, claiming that the formation of institutions is being deliberately held hostage for political reasons.
Direct accusations against Kurti and majority leaders
PDK leader Bedri Hamza accused Lëvizja Vetëvendosje, Albin Kurti, Albulena Haxhiu and Glauk Konjufca of, in his words, crossing institutional boundaries by violating the constitutional deadline for constituting the Assembly and the latest decision of the Constitutional Court.
From the Alliance, MP Burim Ramadani said that no one is denying Vetëvendosje the right to elect the Assembly speaker or form the government, but that, according to him, the obstacle is coming from Kurti himself.
61 votes on paper, but no movement in the chamber
According to opposition claims, LVV has the 61 votes needed to elect the Assembly speaker, but is not taking the step. The reason being cited by Kurti’s camp is tied to the need for more time, with the aim of reaching a political agreement on the election of the president.
Hamza argued that, after LDK withdrew its demands for state posts, the majority has a clearer path to provide the country with institutions. In the opposition’s version, the blockage is not coming from a lack of numbers, but from political calculations for the next phases of power.
Kurti seeks meeting on the president
Albin Kurti said he has sent an invitation to opposition party leaders for discussions on the election of a consensual president. He said he wrote to Bedri Hamza, Ardian Gjini and Lumir Abdixhiku to meet as soon as possible on this issue.
This position shifts the debate from the immediate constitution of the Assembly to a broader political bargain, something the opposition is reading as a justification for further delays.
The deadline has passed, the Assembly remains suspended
The last continuation of the constitutive session was held a week ago, but it was interrupted after Kurti refused to propose the name of the candidate for Assembly speaker and asked for additional time for an agreement.
Meanwhile, the constitutional deadline for constituting the Assembly expired at midnight on August 7. This has made the political clash even sharper, as the blockage is now seen not only as a crisis of negotiations, but also as a test of respect for constitutional rules.
At the heart of the conflict remains a question the majority has still not publicly resolved: if the votes exist, why is the Assembly not being constituted? So far, the answer has come more in the form of invitations for negotiations than in the form of decisions in the chamber.