Acting Prime Minister and leader of the Vetëvendosje Movement (LVV), Albin Kurti, arrived at the Kosovo Assembly for his meeting with Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK) leader Lumir Abdixhiku.
Speaking to reporters, Kurti expressed optimism about reaching an agreement, while stressing that his party already has sufficient support to form both the new Parliament and the next government.
“We have enough support regarding the Parliament and the government, but everyone knows very well that the responsibility for electing the President does not rest solely with the governing majority—it also requires the opposition,” Kurti said.
He added that Kosovo’s constitutional framework views the presidency as a symbol of national unity.
“The Constitution sees the President as an expression of unity, where both the government and the opposition must come together,” he stated.
Following the Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK)‘s decision to remain in opposition, Kurti is now expected to rely on support from the LDK if he wants to secure the votes needed to elect the country’s next president, especially if he chooses not to accept the six conditions previously set by the Alliance for the Future of Kosovo (AAK), which also declined to meet with him.
While LVV, together with representatives of minority communities, has enough votes to establish the new government, it still needs additional support—most likely from the LDK—to elect the President. However, several outspoken LDK lawmakers who strongly oppose cooperation with LVV and have publicly challenged Abdixhiku’s leadership could complicate those efforts.
The constitutive session of the Kosovo Assembly is scheduled for Thursday. Once the Speaker and deputy speakers are elected, the constitutional 60-day deadline for electing the President will officially begin.
