Acting Prime Minister Albin Kurti and LDK leader Lumir Abdixhiku held a meeting on Tuesday as part of efforts to establish the new institutions.
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The talks, which lasted nearly three hours, ended without an agreement. This was their second meeting since the certification of the results of the June 7 elections.
After the discussions concluded, Kurti said the meeting with the leader of the Democratic League of Kosovo had taken place in a constructive atmosphere, although it had not produced a political agreement.
According to him, the meeting covered many issues related to current political developments, the institutional situation and future challenges. Kurti said the parties share a large number of concerns, but that there is also willingness and readiness for future cooperation.
He said communication between political parties should be standard practice and should be used to find solutions, regardless of the differences between them.
Kurti made it clear that no agreement had been reached with the LDK, saying that the news would have been the achievement of such an agreement. He said different approaches and the options ahead had been discussed, while emphasizing the need for a political agreement that respects the election result and translates it into institutional stability.
For his part, Abdixhiku said that if no agreement is reached by August 6, the process of constituting the Assembly should proceed.
The LDK leader said his party had asked Kurti for the constitutive process to continue if no agreement is reached by that date. He clarified that the LDK is not seeking the post of Assembly speaker, as it considers it a ceremonial position that, under the Constitution, should be filled by the nominee of the leading party. Regarding other issues, he said there is an additional deadline, although an earlier solution would be preferable.
Abdixhiku described the meeting with Kurti as positive and announced that the LDK is ready to continue talks in the coming days.
He also stressed that his party had entered the discussions in good faith, taking the election result into account and seeking to avoid another electoral process.
The meeting between Kurti and Abdixhiku was held after the LDK leader suspended the talks. Discussions resumed after Abdixhiku survived the no-confidence motion and remained at the helm of the party.
Analyst Afrim Kasolli believes Abdixhiku managed to overcome the motion by claiming that he was fully committed to preventing another institutional deadlock.
According to Kasolli, during that period Abdixhiku accused the rebel group within the LDK of pursuing an initiative that had been “instigated from outside,” while directing no such criticism at the Vetëvendosje Movement.
In comments to “Bota sot,” Kasolli said Abdixhiku secured his position at the helm of the LDK by claiming that he was doing his utmost to avert another institutional crisis and, potentially, new snap elections. According to him, the LDK leader had even offered party structures, weary of being in opposition, the opportunity to be catapulted into power.
Kasolli recalled that, while negotiations with the Vetëvendosje Movement were suspended because of opposition to Abdixhiku’s leadership, the latter held the rebel wing within the LDK responsible for deepening the crisis through an initiative he described as “instigated from outside.” The analyst emphasized that throughout that period, Abdixhiku had never voiced similar criticism of the Vetëvendosje Movement.
According to Kasolli, however, the situation changed completely after three hours of negotiations.
He said the Vetëvendosje Movement had also reinforced the narrative that merely reconfirming Lumir Abdixhiku as LDK leader would be enough for everything to proceed smoothly.
However, according to the analyst, everything was suddenly turned upside down yesterday. After the three-hour talks, the two leaders emerged with a commitment to continue discussions even after the Assembly is constituted and, possibly, after the government is voted in.
Kasolli said the LDK led by Abdixhiku has now agreed to act entirely according to the Vetëvendosje Movement’s scenario. Under this scenario, responsibility for constituting the Assembly and forming the new government lies with the party that won the elections, while the election of the new president remains the responsibility of all the other political parties.
He added that if no political agreement is secured on this issue, new snap elections will become unavoidable.
In conclusion, Kasolli said that as the LDK tries to absolve itself of responsibility, it is making it easier for the winning party to search for “usual scapegoats.”
According to him, in seeking to demonstrate that it bears no responsibility for this potential scenario, the LDK has not only further embraced the government’s narrative but has also made it easier for the latter to find “usual scapegoats.”
