6 hours agoEU: Sorry parties in Kosovo found a unifying figure for president
Periskopi(2 months ago)
(2 months ago)The European Union expressed regret that political parties in Kosovo did not identify a unifying figure for candidate for president of the country, prompting the state to organise third elections in less than a year and a half. An EU spokesman told Free Europe Radio that the European bloc has repeatedly appealed [...]
An EU spokesman told Free Europe Radio that the European bloc has repeatedly called on all political actors to ensure institutional stability.
It is urgent for Kosovo to strengthen interparty dialogue to ensure the efficient functioning of institutions and not miss opportunities that benefit citizens, including those from the” Growth Plan, the spokesman said.
Kosovo Assembly MPs failed to elect a new president of the country within the constitutional deadline and, under the recent Constitutional Court act, the Assembly was disbanded on 28 April.
Now, President Albulen Haxhiu's duty -- following the meeting of political parties that will be held today -- will have to announce the election date, which should be held within 45 days.
There are only two dates when elections can be held: 31 May and 7 June.
On the night of April 27th, the ruling Vetevendosje Movement attracted two party candidacys -- the name of Glauk Konjufca and Fatmire Mulhrama Kolcak, respectively -- and less than an hour later presented two candidates for president, both human rights activists: Feride Rushiti and Hatage Hoxha.
But opposition parties did not attend the plenary session that began on the evening of April 27th and ended midnight on April 28th when it was also the deadline for the president's election.
Prime Minister Albin Kurti, formerly chairman of the Vetevendosje (LVV) Movement, has said he has made efforts to deal with opposition parties, but without results.
The Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK) has sought to propose the candidate for president himself, while being criticised by LVV for lack of transparency.
The Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK), on the other hand, has rejected the idea that a party in this case LVV ) controls the three main state institutions: Government, Parliament and Presidency.
Kurt said he offered it. The LDK's participation in Government or chief parliament post, but the bid has been rejected. A similar offer was made to the PDK, but its leader, Bedri Hamza, described it as unserious, saying there was no official invitation for the meeting.
Then Kurt asked them The PDK and LDK propose three non-party names for president, offering LVV support, but the opposition has also rejected this idea, calling it unserious and unacceptable.
The 28 April deadline came after 5 March, the LVV began the session for the vote on Konjufca and Kolcak, but stopped it due to a lack of quorum.
A day later, former President Vjosa Osmani announced a decree on the new elections. But the decision was sent to Constitutional by the Government of Kosovo. The highest court in the country said MPs had 34 days to elect a successor to Osman.
Osmani completed the five-year term on April 4th, and Chief Parliamentary Albulen Haxhiu, according to the Constitution, took up the post of acting leader of the president.
According to the Constitution, Kosovo's president is elected by two-thirds of the vote in the first two or 61 votes in the third round, but 80 deputies are needed in the hall for the hearing to be held.
