Abelard Tahiri, a deputy from the Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK), has stated that the Constitutional Court has found the attempt to establish a secret commission to be unconstitutional.
Court’s Clear Stance on Assembly Deadlock
“The Constitutional Court has spoken clearly: the decision to establish the Commission for Secret Voting in the constitutive session was unconstitutional. This is an important judgment that stops a dangerous constitutional deviation and confirms that parliamentary procedures cannot be used as an instrument of political blockade,” Tahiri wrote in a statement.
He further elaborated on the protracted deadlock, noting that since April 15, the Assembly’s constitution has been blocked. This began with the largest parliamentary group’s failure to elect their candidate for Speaker, followed by the “insistence on an unconstitutional proposal” from April 30 onwards, which prevented the continuation of the constitutive session.
Tahiri confirmed that as a deputy, he submitted supportive comments in this case to protect the constitutional order and prevent the instrumentalization of Assembly rules by a group lacking the votes but seeking to hold institutions hostage.
Key Findings of the Constitutional Court
Tahiri summarized the Court’s confirmations:
- The agenda of the constitutive session cannot be changed based on political whims.
- No one has the right to decide on secret voting without a constitutional basis or procedure.
- The right to propose the Speaker of the Assembly cannot be transformed into a blocking mechanism.
- The largest parliamentary group has a duty to cooperate with other groups through political compromise.
- The Assembly must be constituted within 30 days from the issuance of the judgment.
“In this battle, we have stood in defense of the Constitution and demonstrated that parliamentary democracy is not anyone’s property,” Tahiri concluded. “The constitutional order triumphed – and with it, the will for functional institutions, not held hostage by a single party.”
