Acting Prime Minister Albin Kurti and Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK) leader Lumir Abdixhiku are holding another meeting at the Assembly of Kosovo, amid continued efforts to reach a political agreement and prevent the country from heading toward new elections.
The meeting was confirmed to Kallxo.com by sources familiar with the discussions. It comes just one day after Kurti and Abdixhiku held talks that ended without an agreement but were described by Abdixhiku as constructive.
Earlier on Wednesday, Abdixhiku had told reporters after a meeting of the LDK parliamentary group that he did not have a meeting scheduled with Kurti.
“I had a press conference yesterday; I have nothing to add. We do not have a meeting today,” Abdixhiku said at the time.
However, the two leaders have now returned to negotiations as the deadline for constituting Kosovo’s institutions approaches.
Following Tuesday’s meeting, Abdixhiku said the LDK had entered the talks in good faith, respecting the election result and seeking to avoid another electoral process.
“It was a good and constructive meeting. We addressed programmatic, political and strategic issues concerning the future. We will try to have more substantive discussions in the coming days,” Abdixhiku said.
He stressed that establishing the new institutions would require a comprehensive agreement capable of ensuring democratic balance and appropriate representation for the LDK.
Kurti has also warned that new elections could become unavoidable if the parties fail to reach an agreement and make progress toward the formation of institutions.
“Nobody wants new elections, but if we do not have an agreement, if we do not have progress, despite our unwillingness to go to new elections, unfortunately they may be triggered,” Kurti said after Tuesday’s meeting.
He said both Vetëvendosje and the LDK were aware of the seriousness of the situation and would continue communicating and meeting in an effort to find a solution.
“We will make every effort and continue communication and meetings, but in the meantime, as the days have approached and time has shortened, we will also need, even in the absence of a political agreement, to be at the beginning of the constitutive session of the 11th legislature tomorrow or the day after,” Kurti said.
The institutional deadlock is becoming increasingly urgent. If the Assembly is not constituted by August 7, the constitutional process moves into the phase for the election of the president, for which the Constitution provides a 60-day deadline.
If a president cannot be elected within that period, Kosovo would face another parliamentary election.
The latest Kurti-Abdixhiku meeting therefore comes at a critical moment, with the two parties under growing pressure to find common ground before the constitutional deadlines further narrow the possibility of avoiding another election.
