Kosovo will have Government within 10 days

Kosovo Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj's candidate, nominated by Democratic Party of Kosovo coalition, Alliance for the Future of Kosovo and Initiative for Kosovo, known as coalition PAN, in an interview for Radio Free Europe, says Kosovo will have new institutions within the next 10 days. Haradinaj says that with the support of the political party New Kosovo Alliance, Kosovo will have an inclusive Government. He says the only candidate for the post of Kosovo Assembly Speaker is Kadri Veselin.

Radio Free Europe: Mr Haradinaj, Kosovo's Assembly is failing to elect new Parliament Speaker after coalition deputies PAN not appearing in session. How do you see the solution to this issue, and why are you not present?

Ramush Haradinaj: A pause was requested at the first constitutional session. This pause for mutual consultation was necessary both about candidacy and about vote, not only for the chairman, but for other Parliament troops, the vice-presidents. Constitution of the Parliament without a political party agreement is impossible.

So, you can distinguish the constitution from forming the Government because it's a very strict formula, stemming from the Constitutional Court's decision, which only the winning coalition or the winning political force, which in this case is the PAN. The situation created is the result of a failure by other parties -- in this case by LVV and LAA -- to respect this situation or this winner's right to vote the chief parliament.

What's your problem now? There's been a nice long time period of consultations.

Ramush Haradinaj: I think this is now the political will of Vetevendosje and LDK. So it's in their will to allow a right that PAN has from the Constitutional Court's decision, taking part in the vote. So, do not participate in the vote or the failure of the chief parliament has become due to this situation. Fortunately, the situation has evolved, so we are not in that rigid state. It's really welcome, a new AKR position, even of Mr. [Behges] Pacolli, a willingness to give even a deadline to this situation and a specific timetable, to unblock the establishment of institutions in the country, in this case, the constitution of Parliament and the formation of the Government.

Is the Coalition Willing PAN change the nominated candidate for Parliament?

Ramush Haradinaj: The candidate, it is exclusive rights, candidacy and candidate selection. So it's not some category candidate selection. Our constitution, the Constitutional Court's ruling, has seen the right of the winning coalition to run [the chairman of the Assembly]. So, to call it that, the selection intervention is not the right of other parties, it's the exclusive right of the election winner.

So there is no constitutional category or there is no pre-law, which gives other parties the right to intervene in the selection. The court said it was an exclusive PAN right. The PAN had been able to decide, one way or another, but it was in advance, run by Mr. Wessel, and he is the candidate for Parliament Speaker.

These days you have had several meetings with deputies from other parties, which are part of the Kosovo Assembly, but also with the AKR chairman. What was he talking about?

Ramush Haradinaj: Now, it's really, it's significant, it's a new situation, the position of President Pacolli, in this case the chairman of the New Kosovo Alliance. He has been declared to feel responsibility like the AKR and like the Behges for the situation in the land and not to sit back all the time without acting.

So, which would give a time-out of institutions and act. This is a welcome situation and it is well known that such a situation, a role and platform that President Pacolli expressed for a comprehensive government and a governing platform are the country's interest today, and we are open to this new approach of Mr. Pacolli and welcome him.

So you got a promise from the AKR that I'm going to vote for the Speaker of Parliament and the formation of Government?

Ramush Haradinaj: What I can confirm is a sense of responsibility from Mr. Pacolli himself, so you feel the responsibility that the situation cannot go to without borders like this.

We are not allowed to enter those situations in 2014, of delays without borders. So he feels responsibility in front of the people, the country, in front of the allies of Kosovo and that Mr. Pacolli and the AKR will not be waiting without limit to assist in the constitution, forming the Government, but also taking responsibility.

Pacolli himself has an extraordinary experience on many issues, whether in external relations or in the economic subjects known for this, but there are also skilled colleagues, and I am convinced that he will make his contribution to the institution arrangement and governance in the country.

So far you have not witnessed how the coalition has sufficient voting numbers for the election of the Speaker of the Parliament and Government, until earlier you have said you have the votes. What's going on?

Ramush Haradinaj: There was a certain tremor at the first session, so it has been a bit surprising to us.

We were sorry for the situation created in the first half of the Constituent hearing. I told you and I repeated it several times, that the situation only vote 61 is not irresistibly and it is not unrealistic every day, but we have given priority in the past to a more broad-based government.

Fortunately, it turns out that we were right, so that's why the fact that President Pacolli, of AKR, thus speaks of not having the possibilities exhausted yet to have the constitution under way so that we can have a broader government. And I think even the time we've lost cannot be called all the time lost because we're making arguments, so we're going to have broader-based institutions.

So, how are you going to act from now on?

Ramush Haradinaj: Now it's a sensitive situation. The host of the session, the oldest MP, Mr. Mikulovci, is also in a bad situation, so it's a precedan, the whole development with the session.

He probably didn't directly evaluate the closure session, which means closing the first time. Now we're in a tendency or an attempt to get the session back. The session returns after agreeing to political parties, but cannot return unilaterally. And I think we should use counseling for the hearing.

There are grounds, so in 10 days from now, there are grounds for holding the session, but rushing the call of the unilateral session is not a solution.

So when do you think Kosovo will have new institutions?

Ramush Haradinaj: Now I think it's a little clearer. So, there's a reflection of the political spectrum, as I said earlier, and I believe that in the coming days, in these 10 days we will be able to make the right decisions to convert the Assembly, select the House's organs and also the formation of the Government.