It’s been over a month since Time Kadrijaj, an MP from the Alliance for the Future of Kosovo (AAK), supported by several other deputies, submitted a request to the Constitutional Court. The request seeks an interpretation of the constitutionality of changing the voting method for the Speaker of the Assembly during the procedure. The Constitutional Court has yet to issue an opinion on the matter.
Even though the request was filed on May 12, 2025, the Constitutional Court confirmed to KALLXO.com on June 17, 2025, that it is “treating this request with priority.”
“This request is being reviewed with priority by the Court. The decision will be made after the Court examines all constitutional aspects of the matter presented in the request, and all interested parties and the public will be notified in due course regarding its decision-making,” the Constitutional Court’s response stated.
Parties Await Guidance as Deadlock Persists
Meanwhile, deputies from parliamentary parties continue to await an explanation from the Court so they can decide on their next steps.
Lëvizja Vetëvendosje (LVV), the party with 48 deputies in the Assembly, states it respects the Constitutional Court’s decision. However, they’re urging deputies to participate in the vote to create a Commission for Secret Voting. “We respect the judgment of the Constitutional Court, but we must first have it. I call once again on the deputies of the Assembly of Kosovo, in accordance with the judgment of the Constitutional Court and their rights and obligations, to participate in the vote, and since we tried open voting, let’s also try secret voting, because that’s how the Constitutional Court’s judgment from 2014 also foresees it,” declared Albin Kurti, head of LVV, on June 16, 2025.
Time Kadrijaj, Head of the Parliamentary Group of the Alliance for the Future of Kosovo, who submitted the request to the Constitutional Court for assessing the constitutionality of the proposal to form the Commission for Secret Voting for the election of the Speaker of the Parliament, stated in a press conference that the request was signed by 11 deputies from AAK, LDK, and PDK.
“We urged the actors to treat it with priority, perhaps even with a temporary measure to stop holding sessions until the Court addresses this matter and makes a decision,” Kadrijaj declared to the media on May 12, 2025. On June 9, 2025, she also expressed hope that the Constitutional Court would offer an alternative to prevent similar political stalemates in the future.
On the same day, Besian Mustafa stated that LDK is the first party to respect every decision of this Court. “The Constitutional Court is unable to find solutions for political impasses, but only for legal and constitutional ones. We would accept any decision of the Constitutional Court,” Mustafa declared.
PDK also awaits the Constitutional Court’s decision. Mërgim Lushtaku, a deputy from this party, stated on June 7, 2025, that they are waiting for this decision. “There is no reflection on changing unconstitutional and unlawful actions. As the opposition, we have sent the issue to the Constitutional Court. It is evident that the process of constituting the Assembly is being neglected, and meanwhile, citizens’ problems are deepening. This is regrettable, as no readiness for reflection is seen from the parliamentary majority,” Lushtaku stated.
Similarly, parties hold different opinions on how to break the deadlock while awaiting the Constitutional Court’s judgment.
