26 minutes agoSome institutions risk blocking Kosovo Assembly guilt
Periskopi(8 years ago)
(8 years ago)In the absence of appointments by the Assembly of Kosovo, some of Kosovo's independent state bodies risk remaining temporarily dysfunctional. Kosovo's Constitutional Court and the Central Election Commission are two of these organs that can be suffered due to procrastination in the Assembly and other institutions for new appointments. Representatives of nongovernmental organizations were [...]
In the absence of appointments by the Assembly of Kosovo, some of Kosovo's independent state bodies risk remaining temporarily dysfunctional. Kosovo's Constitutional Court and the Central Election Commission are two of these organs that can be suffered due to procrastination in the Assembly and other institutions for new appointments.
Representatives of nongovernmental organisations appeal to competent institutions to select members of independent bodies as soon as possible.
Artan Murati, analyst from the Kosovo Democratic Institute, the institute that deals with monitoring the work of the Parliament, told Radio Free Europe that the delay and non-responsion of members in some institutions is largely due to the slow work of the Kosovo Assembly.
The first “factor is the way the institutions are doing it in general, especially when dealing with the UN”, Murati said.
“The Assembly is working slowly is failing to be efficient in its work, and this is not only featured in the appointment or election of these members, but also in other aspects in the adoption of laws and supervision of their implementation”, he stressed.
The second factor, according to Murat, is that of political calculations, especially in the case of important organs such as the Central Election Commission and the Constitutional Court.
MPs at the Kosovo Assembly have not given confidence to any of the constitutional court's candidates. The delay in appointing new Constitutional judges has begun to present problems in decision-making. The Constitutional Court from June 15th is without the quorum to work or vote on specific cases.
“The non-recognition of constitutional judges from the Parliament of the Republic of Kosovo affects the work and functioning of the Constitutional Court, since with the current number of judges, the court does not have the necessary quota for decision making”, said Veton Dula, director of the Office for Information at the Constitutional Court.
Disfunctioning the boards of certain institutions and their noncompletion with the members of Kosovo cannot help these bodies make decisions, which are important, says Ahmet Isufi, chief of the Alliance for the Future of Kosovo Parliamentary Group, the ruling party.
We consider that their absence weakens the functioning of institutions. This should have been cautioned to institutions in this case for the Parliament, which should harmonise the vote and fulfil its pledge by selecting the best candidates that have applied”, Isufi said.
Albanian Opposition Pantina MP from the Social Democrat Party told Radio Free Europe that part of the blame for the delay over the appointment of members of the Constitutional Court, but also of other boards, the Parliament has it.
I think some of the blame is on the Parliament because it's procrastinating to the selection and then delays that are taking place with sessions where large numbers of points are collected in the order of the day. But, in part, it may be the fault of other institutions, though they have fewer guilt at the opening of the competition and prosecution of procedures”, Pantina said.
The process of naming members of the boards, according to the law, should be carried out in open, transparent and competitive procedures, aimed at all appointments being made exclusively on the basis of merit. / REL
