Kosovo’s newly elected parliament is expected to be constituted today at a plenary session beginning at 10:00 a.m., on the final day of the constitutional deadline for completing the process.
The constitution of the new Assembly will open the way for the formation of Kosovo’s new institutions, but political uncertainty is already emerging over one of the most sensitive issues ahead: the election of a new president.
The session is expected to begin with the establishment of the Temporary Commission for the Verification of Deputies’ Mandates. Following the approval of its report, lawmakers will take their oaths before the Assembly moves toward the election of its new speaker and deputy speakers.
Constitutional experts warn that the most difficult challenge could emerge after the new institutions are formed, particularly regarding the position of the acting president.
They point to Article 90 of Kosovo’s Constitution, which limits the mandate of an acting president to six months. If a new president is not elected within that period, Kosovo could face an unusual constitutional situation, as the legal framework does not clearly establish a mechanism for extending the mandate beyond that limit.
Political analysts link the potential crisis to the lack of an agreement among political parties on securing the 80 votes required in the Assembly to elect a president.
If political parties fail to reach an agreement, the dispute could increasingly move into the legal sphere, potentially prompting new constitutional interpretations and the involvement of the Constitutional Court.
Another possible scenario could involve new parliamentary elections if the country’s institutions cannot be fully established and made functional within the constitutionally prescribed deadlines.
The new legislature follows Kosovo’s early parliamentary elections held on June 7, marking the beginning of a new political cycle but also opening a potentially difficult period of negotiations over the formation and functioning of the country’s institutions.
