After the certification of the June 7 election results, Alliance deputy leader Time Kadrijaj called on Vetëvendosje Movement leader Albin Kurti to begin a serious commitment to political dialogue with parliamentary parties in order to create the new institutions.
She told KosovaPress that now that the certification process has ended, there is no more room for delays and the burden falls on LVV, as the election winner, to secure the necessary political support, especially on the issue of the president.
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According to Kadrijaj, up to this stage no concrete step has been seen from Kurti to build an agreement with the other political parties. She stressed that these talks should have started even before certification, since the result for the seats in the Assembly had already been known.
Kadrijaj: We have not seen Kurti’s commitment to political dialogue for the formation of the new institutions
“It is good that they were certified, meaning that all the complaints that certain individuals had regarding the election process were reviewed. Now there is no other room left, meaning the constitutive session of the Assembly must be called and we must continue with the constitution of the Assembly. But we have not seen any move made by the Vetëvendosje Movement and by Albin Kurti. We have seen that lately he has been dealing with symposiums and visits to Greece, and these visits are not rare. We have not seen any commitment, at least until now, that there is willingness to create the government, but you know that the election of the president is also problematic, for which 80 deputies are required to be in the chamber,” she said.
Kadrijaj said Vetëvendosje should aim for a broader political agreement, given that the procedures related to electing the president require the presence of 80 deputies in the chamber.
She repeated that the Alliance has no intention of becoming part of an executive led by Albin Kurti. However, according to her, the party may contribute to the process of electing the president if its demands are met.
One of the demands the Alliance has put forward is the acceptance of American gas, an issue on which the Kurti government has so far shown reservations.
Kadrijaj: We will not join a government with Kurti; our demands must be met for us to stay for the president
“The Alliance has given its positions; we have no ambition to be part of the government together with Albin Kurti. However, for the sake of resolving the political situation, the political deadlock, avoiding consecutive elections — meaning that in a year and a half we have had three rounds of elections — then Mr. Kurti must find a consensus, some consensual name, or have some political agreement with the parties with which he can ensure that he has 80 votes in the chamber. The Alliance has shown its position. The Alliance’s position is clear; we have given six points on which we may stay in the chamber, which are dominant points and points in the interest of Kosovo. If he fulfills them, we will stay in the chamber without asking for anything in return,” Kadrijaj said.
According to her, the Alliance is ready to hold discussions with Kurti on the issue of the president, as well as on the demands this party has put forward.
Alliance open to discussing the issue of the president with Kurti
“Since we have presented those questions or those demands that the Alliance had, naturally they must be discussed. We will see in the coming days, but there must be intensive movement from Albin Kurti. As I said, there could have been movement even before the certification of the elections; there was no need to wait, because in the end the results were known. The seats for the political parties were known and there was no need for Mr. Kurti and the Vetëvendosje Movement to wait until after the certification of the elections, because in fact the certification of the elections, or these complaints, did not bring any change in seats for the political parties,” she added.
Kadrijaj raised concern that if political dialogue is absent and no agreement is reached among the parties, the country could again face institutional blockage and new elections.
Is there a risk of new elections? Kadrijaj: Past scenarios may be repeated
“I said this as well. Since we have not had enthusiasm or any commitment, there is a risk that the scenarios of previous times will be repeated, because perhaps Mr. Kurti will secure 61 votes for the government, but he does not have 80 votes for the beginning and for the issue of electing the president. As I said, there must be some political agreement here, whether with the LDK, with the PDK, or there will be an agreement on a consensual candidate. If Vetëvendosje guarantees that the six conditions set by the Alliance for the Future of Kosovo are met, then certainly, since Mr. Gjini has presented them, we will stay in the chamber. Otherwise, if the conditions are not met, we have no reason to stay in the chamber,” she emphasized.
On Wednesday, the CEC certified the results of the June 7 elections. In these elections, the Vetëvendosje Movement ranked first with 47.13%, securing 53 seats in the Assembly. The Democratic Party of Kosovo came second with 19.44%, or 22 deputies. The Democratic League of Kosovo received 16.69% and 18 seats, while the Alliance won 6.74% and seven seats. Non-majority communities secured 20 seats.
With the certification of the results, the way is opened for the establishment of the new institutions, while the Assembly has a thirty-day deadline to convene and constitute itself.
