Will the institutions be established next week?

Political analysts seek a compromise among political parties so that, as they say, the political crisis for the creation of new institutions will not further deepen.    

Analysts are sceptical that Kosovo will have new institutions next week.

Petit Zogaj, analyst and executive director of the organisation “, said that since August 3rd, nothing has changed in the positions of political parties and coalitions to constitute the Parliament and vote on Government.

There is no movement that will ensure some kind of security that the August 24th session will be a constitutional session, for the Assembly to be dedicated to the Government to come to agenda. I'm looking at it with a huge suspicion, which in the next week we may have institutions, due to a minimal irresponsability that political subjects should have in any variant”, Zogaj said.

Kosovo Assembly Constitutional Session Chief MP Adem Mikulovci on Wednesday, following a consultative meeting with most political parties, set 24 August for the session to continue.

So far, none of the political parties have refused to set this date for continuing the session, but have continued accusing each other of blocking the country's institutions.

Analyst Ismail Hasani also says that the behaviours and calculations of political parties -- which are part of the Kosovo Parliament -- are in the face of institution building are unacceptable and, according to him, the 24 August will not produce any results.

“The PAN doesn't have the numbers. If there were, this process would have been carried out. On the other hand, we now have clashes between political parties Vetevendosje Democratic League, the New Kosovo Alliance, which means there is no possibility that there will be reconciliation that the parliamentary majority will be won to elect the speaker and vice-presidents and to move to the next step in mandate of Prime Minister”, Hasani said.

Analyst Zogaj considers that a major challenge for the next session is expected to be the question of the vote, which the winning coalition [of Serbia] is considering. PAN has failed to testify. He says, however, there may be changes to MPs' positions in recent moments, but the odds are slim.

My “expectations are minimal for us to have the Kosovo Convention understation in next week, because of the lack of agreements and because of the climate these subjects have created, and this climate is divisive. But, it may happen that at the last moment the mind of a certain group of MPs will be changed, but it is unlikely that such a thing will happen”, Zogaj said.

The Assembly, although holding more than four consecutive sessions, has failed to elect the chief speaker and vice-chairman. (Rel)