Cakolli: Without the formal resignation of Kurti and the ministers, the Assembly will not be constituted

Eugen Cakolli from the Kosovo Democratic Institute stated for Kosovo Online that he does not expect the new convocation of the Kosovo Assembly to be formed until Prime Minister Albin Kurti and the ministers formally submit their resignations.

“For the second time in a row, we have had an unsuccessful constitutional session for the formation of the new convocation of the Assembly, which is the most important procedure before forming other institutions. In this case, unfortunately, we had the same situation as two days ago, which can be interpreted in two ways. From a legal and institutional perspective, the fact that the ministers have not submitted their resignations has caused an institutional blockade, which has prevented the constitution of the Assembly. From a political perspective, I think this situation occurred because the winning party in the elections does not have a majority, because, if there were a majority, the president of the Assembly would have been elected and the Assembly would have been constituted,” Cakolli said.

As he also added, the presiding official of today's session of the Assembly, in this case the oldest MP, Mr. Dehori, did not follow procedures, but rather violated them, as he was not supposed to end the session without a vote being held.

“So, the lack of agreement during consultations is not a sufficient reason to end the session. Therefore, we recommend that Prime Minister Kurti and his ministers formally resign as soon as possible, because that is the only way we can move forward in forming other institutions,” Cakolli explained.

When asked what he expects from upcoming sessions, Cakolli said he believes the opposition will not vote in favor of constituting the Assembly under the current circumstances, which also depends on how frequently the sessions are held.

“I think it is now completely pointless to hold any sessions without the prior formal resignation of the Prime Minister and ministers. This is a strong basis for opposition parties to submit a complaint to the Constitutional Court and check whether this situation can be resolved by formal resignation or in some other way. Either way, we will lose a lot of time in that case due to the deadlines of the Constitutional Court, as they typically take about two months to rule on complaints,” Cakolli concluded.