On 12.08.2026, at 12:26, PDK and AAK deputies continued to stay in the lobby of the Kosovo Parliament, from where they demanded that the constitutive session resume. At the same time, the traditional event “Compatriots in Parliament” was being held in the plenary hall.
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Meanwhile, footage circulated on social media of a debate between the acting president, Albulena Haxhiu, and PDK deputy Vlora Çitaku. Their discussion was being recorded by diaspora members.
PDK had stated that its deputies would go to Parliament even if the chairing officer Avni Dehari did not formally call the session. AAK later joined the call for its resumption.
Arian Tahiri, head of the PDK parliamentary group, said his party aimed to make the Parliament functional and safeguard constitutional order. “If all possibilities within Parliament are exhausted, other courageous steps will be taken to protect the state,” Tahiri said.
AAK deputy Besnik Tahiri also said his party would not allow what he called “violation of citizens’ rights.” After the speeches, PDK and AAK deputies left the hall but remained in the lobby of Parliament.
Shortly before their exit, two deputies from the Vetëvendosje Movement appeared in the hall. Vigan Qorrolli explained their presence was related to the diaspora event, and described the opposition’s action as “permissible.” However, he reiterated LVV’s stance that a political agreement was needed before the Parliament’s constitution and the formation of the government could proceed.
According to PDK, the invitation to be in the hall was extended to all parties, but LDK deputies were not seen there. Avni Dehari had also stated that the session should not continue without a political agreement among the parties.
This clash occurred after the 30-day deadline for constituting the Parliament had passed. The final results of the June 7 elections were certified on July 8, and the deadline for creating the legislative body ended on August 7.
The constitutive session had opened on August 6, but the Parliament failed to complete the election of the speaker and deputy speakers. The lack of political agreement left the process suspended.
To enforce this requirement, 14 civil society organizations, led by AVONET, petitioned the Constitutional Court.
At the center of the political deadlock continued to be the election of the next president. Vetëvendosje demanded a more comprehensive deal and a consensus, non-party candidate for this post, while LDK claimed that the presidency should belong to it.
PDK insisted that constitutional procedures first be followed and the Parliament’s constitution completed. Meanwhile, AAK demanded respect for constitutional deadlines and blamed Vetëvendosje for the institutional blockade.
The European Union called on Kosovo’s political parties to find a joint presidential candidate as soon as possible. The EU warned that delays in forming institutions could hinder reforms and affect access to European funds.
In the development reported on 12.08.2026 at 12:22, Albulena Haxhiu, acting President of Kosovo, interrupted her press conference in the Parliament lobby. This happened after PDK and AAK deputies positioned themselves near her, demanding the constitutive session resume.
Haxhiu said that because of the deputies’ presence, she could not hold the conference and addressed PDK deputy Ganimete Musliu with the words: “Ah, so PDK had planned to hold a conference. Go ahead. Continue.”
Before abandoning the podium, Haxhiu added: “The moment PDK makes it possible, allows me to hold the conference, I’ll come out.” During her departure, PDK deputies called on her to convene the session, saying “Call the session” and “Don’t leave.”
At 12:15 on 12.08.2026, Alliance deputy Besnik Tahiri spoke from the parliamentary podium after the Democratic Party of Kosovo called for the continuation of the constitutive session.
He explained that deputies had come to Parliament at PDK’s invitation to perform a function he called vital for the country. “We are here at the invitation of PDK to exercise a function that is vital for Kosovo,” Tahiri stated.
Stressing that sovereignty belongs to citizens and institutions emerging from elections, he portrayed the obstruction of Parliament’s work as an attack on constitutional order and democracy. “Sovereignty belongs to the people, to elected institutions. Blocking the Kosovo Parliament is an infringement of sovereignty, constitutional order, and democracy,” he said.
Tahiri also warned that deputies would not, under any circumstances, accept violations of citizens’ rights. “We will in no form, in no way, allow the rights of citizens to be violated,” the Alliance deputy said.
Earlier, on 12.08.2026 at 12:04, deputies from the Democratic Party of Kosovo and the Alliance had gathered in the plenary hall. They asked Avni Dehari, in his capacity as chair of the constitutive session, to call its resumption, while there were no deputies present from the Democratic League of Kosovo.
Through a letter sent to Dehari, PDK demanded that the session be convened without delay and that conditions be created for elected deputies to exercise their mandate. According to this party, the failure to constitute the Parliament within the deadline had created a serious constitutional situation, but the expiry of the deadline did not annul the obligation to complete the process.
PDK’s notice stated: “The obligation to conclude the constitutive process remains and must be fulfilled without further delay.”
The Alliance also announced that its deputies would join PDK representatives in the plenary hall. Besnik Tahiri confirmed his party’s participation in the stance announced by PDK and repeated the demand that Dehari resume the session.
“As you know, PDK called a session at 11:00 and the Alliance will take part. Right now the information is that media are not being allowed to attend the session. We don’t know how and why. But the lack of transparency and the approach we are getting from LVV is driving the state of Kosovo into the abyss,” Tahiri declared.
PDK deputy and vice-chair Vlora Çitaku also spoke inside the Parliament hall, with several diaspora members present there. She called for the constitutive session to be resumed, arguing that the elected must be enabled to exercise their mandate. “We are elected deputies here, but doors are closed to us,” Çitaku said.
Then, Çitaku underlined the weight of Kosovo’s institutions and recalled the sacrifice that had enabled their creation. “Parliament is not just an object, not a brick building, it is an institution. I was sitting in this seat the day Kosovo’s Independence was declared. Blood, effort, sweat, sacrifice was shed so that Kosovo would have institutions. We must not act as if nothing is happening,” she said.
Also present in the hall was Albulena Haxhiu, acting President. After Çitaku stated that Parliament doors were closed for deputies, there was a brief exchange between them.
The Kosovo Parliament remained unconstituted because in two attempts held up to that point, the speaker had not been elected and the constitution of the 11th Legislature had not been completed.
The continuation of the constitutive session remained a source of clashes among parliamentary parties, while the failure to create new institutions was prolonging the political crisis in Kosovo.
It was the third day during which the Kosovo Parliament had been open to diaspora visitors. It was precisely within this activity that PDK and Alliance deputies entered the plenary hall and demanded the constitution proceed.
