Legal expert and former Constitutional Court judge Kadri Kryeziu has warned that Kosovo risks institutional instability if the current political deadlock leads to new elections.
Speaking after two extraordinary sessions in the Assembly of Kosovo failed to produce a president, Kryeziu stressed that going to elections could negatively affect the functioning of the state.
“We are putting the state at risk with these situations, because if we go to elections, the prime minister remains in a caretaker role and no external factor engages with him until he becomes a fully legitimate and legal prime minister. These are very negative elements, and we should not go to elections. A solution should be found and a person should be determined to become president of Kosovo, who in my opinion should also be political and party-affiliated,” he said.
Kryeziu also addressed the possibility of dissolving the Assembly following a decision by the Constitutional Court of Kosovo.
“The Constitutional Court has stated that within 34 days we should go to extraordinary elections, but this does not happen automatically. A decree is still required. The president has the constitutional authority to dissolve the Assembly, and these 34 days only apply after the decree is issued, not after the deadline expires,” Kryeziu explained.
