Kosovo’s caretaker Prime Minister Albin Kurti has said that the responsibility for electing the country’s next president extends beyond any single political party, calling on all parliamentary forces to work together to complete the formation of the new state institutions.
Speaking on Friday, Kurti welcomed the decision to hold the constitutive session of the new Assembly on August 6, describing it as an important step toward establishing Kosovo’s next legislature and government.
He noted that he has already held meetings with the leaders of the Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK) and the Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK) regarding the formation of new institutions, stressing that political actions should be guided by the national interest.
“Each political party, according to the mandate given by the people, once again faces the responsibility of fulfilling its obligations in forming the new institutions, including the election of the president,” Kurti said.
He added that Kosovo has no more than two weeks before the Assembly’s constitutive session, after which lawmakers will proceed with the election of a new government and subsequently the country’s next president.
Kurti emphasized that while forming a new government requires a simple parliamentary majority, electing the president demands broader political consensus.
“For the new legislature, a simple majority is required. However, for the election of the president, a Constitutional Court ruling requires the presence of two-thirds of all members of parliament in the first two rounds of voting. Therefore, the responsibility for electing the president goes beyond a single political party,” he said.
His remarks come as Kosovo’s political parties continue negotiations over the formation of new institutions following the parliamentary elections, with the presidential election expected to require cross-party cooperation to secure the necessary parliamentary support.
