Government coalition or political crisis?

Just a day after the parliament's constitutionalisation, Kosovo President Hashim Thaci invited political subjects to a consultative meeting to appoint the mandate for forming the Kosovo government. Vetevendosje leader Albin Kurti was also invited to this meeting, but the latter does not participate in this meeting, arguing that he is outside Pristina and that the invitation from the president according to Vetevendosje has come late. I invite you to attend a consultative meeting to set the mandate for forming the government. In accordance with Article 84 (14) and Article 95.1. Kosovo's Constitution will take the steps defined in the Constitution for the appointment of mandate for the formation of Government”, President Thaci's invitation sent to Albin Kurti said.

And the latter in a statement from his party says it is impossible for him to attend this meeting for today, but, as stated in Vetevendosje's announcement “Chairman Kurti will soon announce to the president for the possible days of the” meeting.

After the Kosovo Parliament's constitutionalisation a day earlier, the international presence in Kosovo is demanding that the Kosovo government be established as soon as it can and will not waste time. The European Union's office in Kosovo welcomed the constitution of the Assembly and simultaneously requires the rapid formation of the Government. Kosovo must form the new Government as soon as possible in order to move forward in its economic and social development, rule of law and its European agenda. We welcome the constitution of the Kosovo Assembly and wish the newly-elected Chairman and Headship. We expect the rapid formation of the government, which would enable Kosovo to move forward in its economic and social development, on rule of law and on its European agenda”, the EU office's response said.

The US Embassy also welcomed the Kosovo Assembly's constitution and the election of Parliament Speaker Glauk Konjufca, while demanding that the new government be formed as soon as possible. “We encourage political leaders to form a new government immediately, which is committed to fulfilling the voter mandate. We expect to work with the new government, on issues related to peace, justice and well-being”, said among other things in the US Embassy's statement.

The two political subjects -- the Vetevendosje movement, which came first in the election and the LDK -- which since the end of the elections are making attempts to achieve a governing coalition -- failed to agree on forming the government. The Vetendos movement as the first party to stand in the elections, within the 15-day deadline of nominating its prime minister's mandate president, must present the composition for the Kosovo government.

Analyst Armen Munja thinks, the situation was complicated following the election of Vetevendosje's chairman without any agreement with the LDK. “Determination should present government composition to parliament in the event there is agreement with the LDK, always according to earlier assumptions if the coalition is reached. This means that the Speaker of the Parliament, who was elected Thursday, can only resign and another Speaker of the Parliament can be elected. And if there is no agreement, the LDK is promising to vote on the Kurti government and then we can have a minority government, in this case, as has happened in the past in Kosovo. So, a government that's voted on, but there aren't enough numbers in the Assembly”, says Armendi Muja.

While other political analyst Naim Rashit, says Kosovo Parliament deputies with the election of mayor and leadership showed political maturity and “the vote proposed by the winning party is democratic value and should preserve this standard”. “Voting the LDK's presidential candidate without political agreement is also a very courageous and fair step. The selection of the assembly's organs is constitutional duty and stems directly from the election process. So MPs implemented the certificate of election results. The election of government now depends on the creation of a parliamentary majority. In this process parties and MPs have the right to negotiate and seek in exchange for their” vote, analyst Naim Rashit says.

The elections in Kosovo were held on 6 October and are taking place nearly three months that the new government is not yet being formed.

If the winning party cannot within the first 15-day deadline and within the second 10-day deadline form the government, then the country goes to a freshly early election.