Lawmakers from the Democratic Party of Kosovo and the Alliance have taken their seats in the Assembly’s plenary chamber, calling on Avni Dehari, the chair of the constituent session, to convene the meeting without delay. No lawmakers from the Democratic League of Kosovo were seen in the chamber.
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In a statement addressed to Dehari, the PDK insisted that the session resume immediately and that the people’s representatives be given the opportunity to assume their mandates. According to the party, the failure to form the Assembly within the legal deadline has created a serious constitutional situation, but this does not eliminate the responsibility to complete the constituent process.
The PDK statement emphasized that “the obligation to complete the constituent procedure remains in force and must be fulfilled without further delay.”
Besnik Tahiri, an Alliance lawmaker, said his political party would join the position announced by the PDK. He reiterated the appeal to Dehari to convene the session and expressed concern over the lack of transparency. “As you know, the PDK has called a session for 11:00, and the Alliance will participate. We have now been informed that the media are not being allowed to attend the session. We do not know how or why. However, the lack of transparency and the approach we are seeing from LVV are driving the state of Kosovo into the abyss,” Tahiri said.
Meanwhile, acting President Albulena Haxhiu was also present in the chamber. During remarks by PDK Vice President Vlora Çitaku, there was a brief confrontation between them after Çitaku said the entrances to the Assembly had been blocked for lawmakers.
In her address to those present, including several members of the diaspora, Çitaku called for the constituent process to move forward and for the elected representatives to be allowed to carry out their duties. “We are elected lawmakers here, but the doors are closed to us,” she said.
Çitaku went on to reflect on the significance of state institutions, recalling the sacrifices made to establish them. “The Assembly is not simply a facility; it is not a brick building—it is an institution. I was sitting in this seat on the day Kosovo’s independence was declared. Blood, toil, sweat and sacrifice were poured into ensuring that Kosovo would have institutions. We must not act as though nothing is happening,” she emphasized.
The Kosovo Assembly remains unconstituted after the first two attempts failed to elect a speaker or complete the formation of the 11th Legislature. The failure of the new institutions to function is deepening the political crisis, while the constituent session remains a flashpoint among the parliamentary parties.
Today marks the third day that the Assembly has been open to visitors from the diaspora, and in this context, lawmakers from the PDK and the Alliance entered the plenary chamber to demand that the constituent process continue.
