The Minister of Culture, Youth, and Sports, Hajrulla Çeku, stated that elections are not the first option to resolve the crisis, but if a government cannot be formed, then they become necessary.
He said that constitutional deadlines should begin to move forward after the Assembly is constituted, to assess whether it is possible to form a government.
“What we’re saying is that, while elections of course must be pursued if they remain the last resort, we are not in favor of elections as the first option. We need to ensure that the constitutional deadlines move forward, and the first constitutional deadline that starts after the Assembly is constituted relates to the Government. It concerns the nomination. The first two-week period belongs to the winner of the elections, after which the President has the right to either give the mandate again to the same party or to someone else. So, from the moment the Assembly is constituted, the deadlines begin. If we do not have a government within those deadlines, then we are inevitably heading toward elections,” said Çeku on ATV.
According to him, tomorrow represents an important opportunity for MPs to unblock the current situation.
“First, we need to constitute the Assembly, and tomorrow presents another opportunity for the parties—currently, technically, all are in the opposition because right now, they are all equal: 120 MPs—to unblock this situation and move forward,” Çeku declared.
