Kosovo’s Acting Minister for Communities and Return, Nenad Rashiq, has reacted to the latest ruling of the Constitutional Court concerning the stalled situation in the Assembly of Kosovo, where no deputy speaker from the Serb List has yet been elected.
The Court ruled that the Assembly must be fully constituted within 12 days, including the election of a deputy speaker from non-majority communities, as required by the Constitution.
However, Rashiq expressed doubts about the clarity of the decision, particularly on whether candidates from outside the Serb List could run.
“This ruling of the Constitutional Court is not entirely complete. I haven’t seen anywhere that it clearly states whether another candidate, apart from the Serb List—the largest Serb party—can be nominated,” Rashiq said.
When asked if he expects to be re-nominated for the deputy speaker position and whether he could secure the necessary votes, he was skeptical:
“Honestly, I don’t know if I’ll get those five votes. This time, I have no hope,” he told TV1.
Rashiq also defended his stance regarding the failed vote in the previous session, stressing that it did not violate the Constitution.
“As I argued before, I believe such a vote was not against the Constitution. Even this Court decision does not state it was unconstitutional. It might have been questionable in terms of the division of seats, but it was not illegal,” he explained.
Finally, Rashiq did not rule out the possibility of snap elections:
“I think it’s 80% certain that we will head to elections,” he concluded.
