After celebrating their victories in various municipalities, Kosovo’s political parties appear to be heading quickly toward another election battle — this time for new parliamentary elections.
In the 18 municipalities where the second round of local elections took place yesterday, LDK won in five, LVV and AAK in four each, and PDK in three. However, given the current political situation, the celebrations are expected to be short-lived, as parties will soon begin preparing for another national vote.
Glauk Konjufca, Deputy Chair of LVV and mandated to form a new government, said that he does not know whether he will be able to become prime minister, emphasizing that the decision between forming a new government or heading to elections lies with the opposition parties.
Earlier, Konjufca stated that LVV will attempt to form a short-term government in order to avoid holding two separate elections and to approve the national budget, without entering formal coalitions but rather through “reflection from former opposition parties.”
However, PDK, LDK, AAK, and Nisma have all refused to support the formation of a new government, insisting that new elections are the only way forward.
The outgoing Prime Minister Albin Kurti said in a press conference last week that he sees “no possibility, not even theoretical,” for a new coalition. Despite that, President Vjosa Osmani decided to nominate Konjufca, stating that she believed there were still “chances” to form a majority.
According to Fatmir Limaj, communication between Nisma and LVV has been almost nonexistent — “only one ten-minute meeting in two months,” he revealed. Meanwhile, Kurti’s last attempt to reach a coalition deal with LDK took place in late April, ending without success.
Under these circumstances, the path toward new parliamentary elections seems increasingly inevitable.
