After the certification of the results, the showdown for the new institutions begins: commentator outlines the possible political scenario

With the certification of the results of the snap parliamentary elections by the Central Election Commission, the country is now entering a key stage of democratic life: the establishment of new institutions.

Although this step formally closes the electoral process, the main challenge that lies ahead is the creation of a parliamentary majority and the constitution of the institutions in line with constitutional and legal deadlines.

Commentator Lis Bukuroca spoke to “Bota sot” about what is expected to happen in the coming days.

According to him, as the successor in office to the president, Haxhiu is obliged to call the constitutive session within the constitutional deadline of 30 days, although he believes this could be done within a week if there were political will.

“The certification of the results by the CEC makes it possible to constitute the Assembly, where the acting president must call the constitutive session within the deadline set by the Constitution. The constitutional deadline for holding the constitutive session is 30 days from the day the results are certified. If there is political will, it can be done even within a week, but I do not think there will be.”

Bukuroca further stressed that, as soon as the Assembly is constituted, the next phase is the selection of the new president.

“The next step is the election of the president. The Constitution stipulates that the president must be elected within 60 days from the day the Assembly is constituted. In parallel, the prime minister-designate (from the ranks of LVV, as the winning party) must secure a majority for the Government.”

He also commented on the contacts and talks among political parties, as well as the consequences that the lack of an agreement on the election of the president could bring.

According to the commentator, if political consensus is not reached, the country could once again face new elections.

“LVV has won 53 of the 120 seats, therefore not a self-governing majority, so it needs allies. Now the political parties have begun official talks on a possible agreement regarding the president.

If the agreement is not reached within the 60-day deadline for the president, the consequences are clearly foreseen: if the president is not elected within this deadline, the Assembly is automatically dissolved and the country goes to new elections, which would be the fourth parliamentary elections since the beginning of 2025, a scenario that can be avoided if the parties act in time and responsibly toward the state,” Lis Bukuroca concluded for “Bota sot”.