The political crisis caused by failure to elect the president, Maliqi: The main responsibility lies with Albin Kurti

Analyst Agon Maliqi places primary responsibility on Prime Minister Albin Kurti.

The key responsibility lies with Albin Kurti and insisting at any cost for political control over the presidency, despite the lack of political mandate for such a thing,” has declared Maliqi.

He adds that elections could become more a test for the current government than a general punishment.

<x) But I think more must be the first”, Maliqi said of the Telegraph.

According to Maliqi, there is real opportunity for political balance change, but even in this case, consensus remains necessary.

“Changing the power balance is the real possibility, but there will still need consensus”, the analyst says.

He points out that the main message expected of the electorate is opposition to the concentration of power.

The best message the electorate can give is to condemn the goal of absolute power of the current majority. Whether he will do so remains to be seen”, he said.

CEC proposes June 7th for early elections

The new elections come after the Parliament failed to elect a new president within the deadline, placing the country in a new political crisis.

Prime Minister Albin Kurti and opposition parties failed to reach agreement on electing the new president.

Because the president was not elected within the 34-day term the Constitutional Court had decided on in an act in March, the Assembly was automatically disbanded on 28 April, after President Vjosa Osmani's mandate ended in early April.

There are only two possible dates for holding new early elections under legal procedures -- 31 May and 7 June. /Telegraph