Kosovar citizens skeptical they will get a new government on Sunday: If they had wanted to, they would have formed it eight months ago

Citizens of Kosovo express doubts that a new government will be formed on Sunday, saying that the prime minister-designate from Self-Determination Movement does not have the necessary votes. While some accuse Albin Kurti of having damaged relations with partner countries, others state that the government would have been formed long ago if his party had had a sufficient number of MPs, KosovaPress reports.

Agim Fushnica says the mandate-holder to form the government will struggle to secure the required votes.

“No, I don’t expect the government to be formed because there is no one to form it… No, Albin doesn’t have 61 votes with anyone… The majority of people don’t want him. He has done many negative things; he ruined our relations with Europe, with America, with everyone. People know that, and so do the other parties,” Fushnica said.

Murat Grbeshi stated that forming a government is impossible because other parties do not want to enter a coalition with Self-Determination Movement.

“If the government isn’t formed by tomorrow, the others won’t take on anything and that’s why we are without a government, because, as they say, we don’t need anything. He can never secure 61 votes unless he buys MPs, because I don’t believe he can reach a coalition agreement—PDK, LDK, and AAK have said they won’t go with him,” Grbeshi said.

Zeqir Dervishi believes the government should have been formed much earlier, but that there was no political will among the parties.

“It should have been formed eight months ago, if they had wanted to. From what we can see, he (Albin Kurti) knows best. Based on the information published every day, no one can say with certainty whether they do or do not have the required votes,” Dervishi said.

Sokol Avdiu expressed pessimism that the government will be voted in on Sunday, because, as he says, the necessary votes are lacking.

“What are we to expect from them? Nothing. May God keep their families safe… No, because if he had the votes, he would have formed the government much earlier,” Avdiu said.

The Assembly of Kosovo will hold a session on Sunday at 10 a.m., with the sole item on the agenda being the election of the new government. The prime minister-designate, Albin Kurti, will present his cabinet and government program, which will then be put to a vote.

If the government does not receive at least 61 votes, President Vjosa Osmani will give the mandate to another candidate. If the second attempt also fails, under constitutional deadlines Kosovo will go to new elections within 40 days.