The President of the Republic of Kosovo, Vjosa Osmani, has issued a clear warning that Members of Parliament may face legal consequences if the Assembly is not constituted within the constitutional deadline of 30 days, RKS News reports.
Osmani announced that if this constitutional obligation is not fulfilled “very soon,” she will formally address the Constitutional Court to seek clarification on the matter.
She emphasized that the 30-day deadline set by the Constitution is mandatory, not optional, and any violation of this timeframe cannot go without consequences:
“We’ve had constructive meetings, but key political parties still hold fundamentally opposing positions. However, that doesn’t mean convergence is impossible within the deadline. There are elements where compromise could be reached. The current deadlock over the voting method is extremely irrational,” Osmani said.
She mentioned that several new cases have already been filed with the Constitutional Court regarding the voting process.
“I don’t know whether any of these cases request interim measures to halt the countdown. If not, we have less than 25 days left. The Court’s prior rulings have made it clear: the 30-day deadline is not a flexible guideline—it is mandatory, based also on interpretations from other constitutional systems,” she noted.
President Osmani made it clear that failure to comply with this obligation will trigger legal consequences:
“When something is constitutionally mandated, failure to fulfill it must result in consequences. We cannot expect the Court to say, ‘It’s fine—carry on beyond the deadline.’ That will not happen. If the Assembly is not constituted soon, I plan to request the Constitutional Court to clarify what happens after 30 days, because it is critical to define the legal consequences of failing to meet this constitutional duty.”
