Deadline for Constituting the Assembly Expires Tonight, Ramabaja: LDK Is Seeking the Presidency, While the Opposition Is Blocking the Institutions

The Assembly’s constitutive session, scheduled for August 6, was adjourned after acting Prime Minister Albin Kurti requested that the political parties hold further talks on the issue of the president.

During his speech, Kurti spoke about the formation of institutions, meetings with political entities, and the need for cooperation to preserve institutional stability and continue democratic processes, “Bota sot” reports.

Kurti said that meetings on constituting the institutions began immediately after the results were certified. He thanked PDK leader Bedri Hamza and LDK leader Lumir Abdixhiku for the meetings held.

According to him, dialogue with the LDK was interrupted because of internal developments within the party and resumed only this week. The prime minister said that he also wants to talk with the PDK and AAK, even though the two parties have made their refusal clear.

He stressed that the June 7 elections were held after the president could not be elected in April. Kurti said that he aims to move forward through the broadest possible agreement on a unifying president, in accordance with constitutional requirements.

The prime minister warned that constituting the Assembly should not once again lead to its dissolution and the holding of early elections, which he described as unjustified, unnecessary for citizens, and harmful to the economy.

The LDK has agreed that negotiations should continue today, while the PDK and AAK maintain their position that they will continue as opposition parties.

Analyzing the situation, Professor Dr. Sadri Ramabaja told “Bota sot” that the LDK is seeking the presidency with the aim of turning it into a second center of state legitimacy in the event of political or constitutional crises.

Ramabaja considers this strategy dangerous but emphasizes that the LDK is facing a historic opportunity. According to him, the spirit of the Constitution requires a consensus president with broad political and public support.

He added that the LDK could help overcome the crisis by proposing two or three candidates with integrity, credibility, and professional qualifications, whether from academia or diplomacy.

If the party does not put forward two or three such figures, Ramabaja believes that elections for a fourth time will be almost inevitable. According to him, such a development would have costly political consequences, particularly for the LDK itself.

The professor summed up the situation with the popular expression: “Take your pick.”

Asked about the position of the PDK and AAK, which refuse to hold further talks with Kurti, Ramabaja described the opposition as vulgar.

He argued that the opposition is insisting on imposing its political will on citizens while presenting it as the only way to defend liberal democracy.

Ramabaja said that the main characteristic of Kosovo’s current opposition is its “vulgar spirit” and that this is manifested through the blocking of institutions and the imposition of snap elections. According to him, the opposition is abusing the Constitution and openly claiming that its position is the only way to defend liberal democracy, using, as he puts it, the language of J.O. Gasset.

In conclusion, he said that this position of the opposition runs counter to the spirit of the Constitution. Ramabaja added that the opposition presents this approach as an effort to prevent “the masses from growing weary of politics,” while its spokespeople say they are ready to share power, even though, according to him, this vulgarity as a political act runs counter to the constitutional spirit.