Prishtina, Kosovo – July 28, 2025
Kosovo remains without functional state institutions as the political deadlock in the Assembly continues unresolved, despite more than three months of repeated efforts to establish governance.
The constitutive session, which opened on April 15, and the subsequent swearing-in of MPs on April 19, has yielded no concrete results. Most notably, a staggering 54 failed attempts have been made to elect the Speaker of the Assembly — a critical first step toward operational government.
With the 30-day deadline imposed by the Constitutional Court now expired, attention has shifted to August 8, when the Court is expected to deliver a key ruling — one that could potentially dissolve the 9th legislature and push the country toward early elections.
As of Sunday, the Constitutional Court suspended all parliamentary proceedings, pending review of three separate legal complaints filed by the Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK), the Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK), and President Vjosa Osmani, all challenging aspects of the constitutionality of the current process.
In nearly 100 days, Kosovo’s MPs have managed to carry out just 4.5 hours of actual work, with each session typically lasting no more than five minutes, held every other day merely to preserve procedural continuity.
The deadlock has been marked by intensified political clashes. Vetëvendosje (VV) has insisted on a secret ballot procedure, while PDK, LDK, and AAK have strongly opposed it, demanding that VV propose a new candidate for Speaker. Their objection centers on Albulena Haxhiu’s repeated failure to secure the necessary 61-vote majority in any of the prior rounds.
Now, amid this institutional paralysis, the Constitutional Court holds the most consequential political decision of 2025 in its hands: whether to dissolve the Assembly and pave the way for fresh elections, or to offer an alternative constitutional path to resolve the impasse.
