Vetëvendosje, the winner of Kosovo’s February 9 parliamentary elections, has yet to announce its candidate for Speaker of the Assembly, just two days ahead of the constitutive session of the new legislature.
The session is scheduled for Tuesday at 10:00 AM and will mark the beginning of the ninth legislature since the establishment of the Assembly in December 2001.
According to the agenda, the session will open with the formation of a Provisional Commission to verify the quorum and the mandates of newly elected deputies, followed by the swearing-in ceremony of the deputies.
Until the election of the new Speaker, the session will be chaired by the oldest deputy, assisted by the youngest one. In this case, Avni Dehari from Vetëvendosje and Sala Jashari from the Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK) will take on these roles.
The third item on the agenda is the election of the Speaker of the Assembly—a position reserved for the party with the most seats. However, Vetëvendosje has not yet nominated anyone for the role.
The final item will be the election of the Deputy Speakers, who together with the Speaker will form the Assembly Presidency.
In the February 9 elections, Vetëvendosje secured 42.30% of the votes and will hold 48 seats in the 120-member Assembly. The Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK) won 24 seats, the Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK) 20 seats, and the AAK-Nisma coalition 8 seats.
However, no party secured enough votes to form a government alone. As a result, Vetëvendosje leader Albin Kurti initiated talks with non-Serb parties and extended an invitation for consultations to LDK, which ultimately declined.
According to former parliamentary group leader Mimoza Kusari Lila, Vetëvendosje is two votes short of the 61 needed to form a government. While Fatmir Limaj’s Nisma has expressed willingness to cooperate, no final agreement has yet been confirmed.
