Hykmete Bajrami, a deputy from the Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK), commented on the Constitutional Court’s recent decision regarding the Assembly’s constitutive session. She welcomed the clarity provided by the 30-day deadline for electing the Speaker and Deputy Speakers.
However, Bajrami expressed concern that the ruling doesn’t clearly specify what happens if the Assembly fails to constitute within this timeframe.
“I’m glad the Constitutional Court has set a timeframe, and now we know there’s a deadline… It’s not very clear, from what I’ve seen, what will happen if it’s not done within 30 days,” she stated on RTV Dukagjini.
Bajrami highlighted the ongoing parliamentary deadlock, noting that Friday marks the 39th continuation of the constitutive session. “When we know who we’re dealing with in the Assembly, when we consider that tomorrow is the 39th continuation of the constitutive session, the first question I ask myself is whether the Constitutional Court said what happens, in fact, did it answer what happens if even within these 30 days we fail to elect the Speaker of the Assembly. It is said that there should be elections.”
She noted that while the largest party doesn’t just have the right but also the responsibility to reach a consensus for the election of the Assembly Speaker. “Normally, all deputies are obliged, but the main responsibility, also from what we read, is that the party which has the right also has the responsibility to reach a consensus. They must find a consensual figure, acceptable to the majority of deputies.”
