Pavkovic: For the survival of a government with minimal support, every law would be a major obstacle

If Self-Determination were to manage to secure the necessary number of votes to constitute parliament in the near future, and if it were to form a government with the minimum required 61 votes, then according to Milos Pavkovic, an associate at the European Policy Centre in Belgrade, the survival of such a government would mean that every law introduced would potentially be a major threat.

“The government would have to evaluate each law to determine whether it could be problematic for any member of parliament and potentially be rejected. We have seen that one MP, a representative of the Bosniak and minority group, conditioned her support for entering the government on the formation of a Bosniak municipality, which was not approved. Literally every law could pose a problem,” Pavkovic states.

He adds that the government would not only be tested during the adoption of proposed laws, but also on issues like the upcoming local elections and the election of the President of Kosovo.

“This raises the question of whether the upcoming local elections later this year could lead to the fall of the government, as well as the forthcoming presidential elections in early 2026. All of these are potentially very difficult obstacles that would likely lead to the government's collapse, along with each law that enters the procedure. The Budget Law would be particularly challenging, as it is problematic for any government, especially one with such a minimal majority,” Pavkovic emphasizes.