“The Speaker of the House will be elected through open vote” All that was said yesterday after the Constitutional decision

Also included are three orders for the head of the session and the new deputies of the Assembly.

In the indictment, the Constitutional Court rejects Vetevendosje's two demands for the secret vote and for the unlimited repetition of proposals for the chief parliament by the same MP.

In the announcement released Friday, the Constitution has given him three clear orders:

The first is for the head of the session to re-establish the open vote.

Second order is for all lawmakers. They are forced to attend and vote during the selection procedure of the head of the Parliament.

And the third is for everyone. The Constitution requires that within 30 days of the act's entry into force, the chief speaker and deputy head of the Parliament, with which the new legislature is constitutionalised.

The court stresses that lawmakers have not acted in accordance with the pre-trial, making it impossible to complete the process.

Political party responses

Democratic Party of Kosovo leader Memli Krasniqi has named this decision as confirmation of PDK positions, that Vetevendosje has deliberately and plannedly held parliament hostage for narrow power interests.

This is complete confirmation that the blockades, violations and arbitrary actions of the Vetevendosje Movement were not only unconstitutional, but also deeply harmful to our democracy and state. For six months, citizens were denied representation, institutions were banned, and the country was imposed on stagnation.”, Krasniqi has said.

Even the head of the Democratic League of Kosovo, Lumir Abdixhiku, has praised the decision as victory for democracy.

“Secret default not allowed. Uncoherent constitutional! You are ordered to allow democracy in the free Republic of Kosovo. Unfortunately, Kosovo lost time. Today, there are 180 days since holding elections. A half year lost by those who impose their work on the value of contempt as a method of being ignorant to read the Constitution and its decisions as boasting.”, Obadiah wrote.

Meanwhile, Vetevendosje in a afternoon reaction has strongly attacked the Constitutional Court, accusing it of violating the Constitution and arbitrary invention of the rules.

International Reactions

The European Union's office in Kosovo has called on political parties to respect the Constitutional Court's decision and work to overcome the institutional stalemate. In a statement published in '{0}' Facebook, the EU emphasises the importance of compromise and proceeding to form institutions.

The Constitutional Court has spoken and provided significant clarifications. The EU calls on all political parties represented in the Kosovo Assembly to stick to that decision and find the compromise and most needed to move quickly with the process of electing the Speaker of the Assembly and Vice Presidents. There is no time to lose in a political stalemate!”, the EU report said.

The German Embassy in Kosovo has also called for solutions within legal terms and political co-operation.

We estimate that the Constitutional Court has come up with a procedural decision. Now politicians must act in accordance with it so that Kosovars can finally get the parliament they voted for six months ago. We expect a feasible solution within the deadline and call on all political actors to act towards a compromise.”, the Embassy told RTK.

Until the trial is declared in the Official Journal, the provisional measure preventing MPs from making decisions on the constitution will remain in force. After official publication, lawmakers will have 30 days to complete the constitutional session.

However, the Constitutional Court has not specified constitutional consequences in court in the event of non-compliance of the Parliament within that deadline.