After the 17th failed attempt to constitute Kosovo’s Assembly, session chair Avni Dehari proposed a shift: instead of meeting every 48 hours as mandated by the Rules of Procedure, sessions would be held once a week. The next is scheduled for May 19.
Veteran PDK politician Xhavit Haliti told Gazeta Blic that parties must reach consensus on May 19 to delay the following session by 15 days, using that time to elect the Assembly Speaker and potentially form a new government.
“The political battle is legitimate,” Haliti said, “but the irresponsibility is collective, with Vetëvendosje bearing the greater blame due to its inability to negotiate and build institutions.”
He added that both sides appear more focused on political strategy than solution: one seeking to exploit opposition gaps, the other trying to wear down the ruling party. “Who will back down—and when—only Kurti knows,” Haliti remarked.
On Vetëvendosje’s proposal for weekly sessions, Haliti said any group proposal is valid, but without a constituted Assembly—including no Speaker, Deputy Speakers, or committees—no vote is legally binding.
He called on Dehari to either build consensus or set a date unilaterally, urging parties to either elect leadership or call new elections, in line with the Constitution.
“To those waiting for an intervention from above—there are no envelopes. Solve the problem yourselves.”
