The Constitutional Court has ruled that the constitutive session of the Kosovo Assembly has not concluded, as the election of the Serb deputy speaker has not yet taken place.
The Court has also obligated deputies to complete the election of the deputy speaker from the Serb community within 12 days, in line with the deadline set by the previous ruling.
Decision of the Constitutional Court:
- DECLARES the request admissible;
- FINDS that the Constitutive Session of the Assembly, which began on April 15, 2025, has not been completed due to the failure to elect the deputy speaker of the Assembly from among the Serb community deputies, and that the Assembly has not been constituted in accordance with paragraph 1 of Article 66 [Election and Mandate] and paragraphs 1 and 4 of Article 67 [Election of the President and Deputy Presidents] of the Constitution of the Republic of Kosovo;
- ORDERS that the Constitutive Session of the Assembly be concluded within the deadline set by paragraph 1 of Article 66 [Election and Mandate] of the Constitution of the Republic of Kosovo and pursuant to the Court’s Judgments in cases KO193/25 and KO196/25, specifically within the remaining deadline of 12 (twelve) days from the entry into force of this Judgment;
- ORDERS all elected deputies of the Assembly of the Republic of Kosovo, in accordance with Article 4 [Form of Government and Separation of Power], Article 7 [Values], paragraph 4 of Article 67 [Election of the President and Deputy Presidents] and Article 74 [Exercise of Function] of the Constitution of the Republic of Kosovo, to exercise their constitutional function in the best interest of the Republic of Kosovo and in compliance with the Constitution and the Rules of Procedure of the Assembly during the election process of the Serb community deputy speaker;
- EXTENDS the interim measure, which entered into force on September 5, 2025, until the entry into force of this Judgment;
- NOTIFIES this Judgment to the parties;
- PUBLISHES this Judgment in the Official Gazette of the Republic of Kosovo, pursuant to paragraph 4 of Article 20 (Decisions) of Law No. 03/L-121 on the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Kosovo;
- FINDS that this Judgment enters into force on the day of its publication by the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Kosovo and notification of the parties, except for point V of the dispositive, which enters into force immediately.
