Muhaxhiri: The Constitutional Court must issue clear decisions that cannot be interpreted arbitrarily

Political analyst Artan Muhaxhiri told Kosovo Online that political leaders and parties have created the current problem but don’t know how to find a solution. He said the only hope for resolving the situation, in which the parliament cannot be constituted, lies with the Constitutional Court, the only authority capable of making a decision that political parties must accept and respect.

According to him, the Constitutional Court is the only institution and authority that can influence both sides, because the divide is very deep.

“In this situation, the biggest problem is with Article 67 (of the Constitution), which states that the winning party has the absolute right to the position of Speaker of Parliament. However, it doesn’t say what should be done if the party does not have enough votes to elect the Speaker. That’s the core issue. I don’t understand why political parties aren’t raising this question with the Constitutional Court in order to find a logical and rational solution,” Muhaxhiri said.

He added that the latest ruling from the Constitutional Court was not precise and left room for both sides to interpret it as they wished, thus, the Self-Determination Movement has one interpretation, while the other parties (PDK, LDK, AAK, and NISMA) have a different one.

“The Constitutional Court needs to issue very precise and concise decisions that cannot be interpreted arbitrarily. But I also believe that political parties aren’t genuinely willing to find a solution because they prefer to blame one another. The Self-Determination wants to blame the opposition, and the three parties want to blame the Self-Determination, and that is a very bad situation,” Muhaxhiri emphasized.

He also stated that President Vjosa Osmani could contribute to a positive outcome of the current deadlock and should be much more actively involved, including addressing the Constitutional Court, as that is her obligation.

“Osmani isn’t in a great position because her term ends next year, so she’s in a very delicate position when it comes to political power and support. She wants another term, which is why she’s extremely careful not to create too many enemies within Kosovo’s political spectrum, and that is understandable from her point of view,” Muhaxhiri said.

In the past, according to him, Quint ambassadors played a major role in such situations.

“The US Embassy used to step in during these kinds of blockades and had influence over all parties, helping to find solutions, for example, to form a new government or elect a president. That influence is weaker now. There is currently no US ambassador, and under the Trump administration, attention shifted to other major global issues like Gaza and Ukraine... That is why we are in this very specific situation and still don’t know when a solution will be found,” Muhaxhiri concluded.