German Embassy: Disrespecting the Constitutional decision threatens citizens' welfare, European integration

Berlin warned there would be consequences if this decision is not implemented.

The politicians must now act urgently to end this nearly six-month crisis. We expect a quick solution, within [the Constitutional] deadline, and call on all political heeders to act towards a compromise. Failure to respect the decision poses a threat to the welfare of citizens and to the EU integration path”, the German Embassy's response to Pristina sent Radio Free Europe.

The Constitutional Court of Kosovo on August 8th published the announcement of its act on the political stalemate, saying MPs should constitute the Assembly within 30 days and that the new deputy deputy should be resolved through open voting.

The 30-day deadline begins when the full constitutional bias in the Official Journal is published, which has not yet happened.

The German Embassy's call comes at a time when German director for the Western Balkans Michael Reiffenstwell in Kosovo held meetings with party and state leaders.

He, according to the Embassy, conveyed the message that the Constitutional decision should be respected at these meetings.

Reiffenstwell during his stay in Kosovo on August 10th and 11th held separate meetings with Kosovo President Vjosa Osmani, incumbent Prime Minister at the same time as Vetevendosje Movement leader Albin Kurti, Democratic Party of Kosovo leader Memli Krasniqi, and that of the Democratic League of Kosovo, Lumir Abdixhiku. The German emissary has also met with representatives of Kosovo Serb and civil society parties.

The European Union, as well as the embassies of the United States and Italy, have called on political parties to implement the Constitutional Court's decision.

Parties that last mandate were in opposition, P The DK, LDK and the Alliance for the Future of Kosovo have welcomed the Constitutional Court's decision, meanwhile, has been criticised by the election winner, the Vetevendosje Movement.

The LVV has named the Constitutional decision as arbitrator, adding that “poses dangerous deviation from constitutional role” and that it is “contrary to the fundamental principles of the rule of law and division of powers”.

The full constitutional bias, in addition to paving the way for maintaining the constitutional hearing on the following day, is expected to clarify more things.

It is likely to respond even to an already withdrawn request by Kosovo President Vjosa Osmani, what would happen if the Kosovo Assembly were not to be constitutionalised by 26 July -- the deadline set earlier by the court through an act of prejudice.

In its earlier act of judgment, which MPs ignored, the Constitution had not shown the legal consequences of such contempt.

The Constitution can now show what the consequences will be if MPs again ignore the 30-day order to make the new Parliament.

The political crisis has triggered as neither party in the February elections won the majority to govern alone.

The LVV won 48 seats, and other parliamentary parties have refused to vote on its candidate for Parliament Speaker, for whose appointment is at least 61 votes. Under the new Constitutional decision, the LVV could cast a candidate for the chief parliament only three times.

In the February 9th election, The PDK came in second with 24 seats, the 20th-third LDK, followed by the Serb List -- the largest party of Serbs in Kosovo with 9, and the coalition between the AAK and the Social Democrat Initiative -- with eight.

Another 11 seats are minority. / REL/