Dehari warns of new elections if no agreement is reached on institutions

Avni Dehari, chair of the constitutive session of the Kosovo Assembly, has appealed to political parties to find a common solution for the formation of institutions. According to him, failure to reach an agreement would lead the country to new elections.

Dehari expressed criticism towards some opposition MPs, who, he claims, are not showing willingness for a political deal and aim to escalate the situation in the constitutive session.

“There are not a few opposition MPs who do not want any political agreement for the constitution of institutions, and who want physical incidents in the constitutive session,” Dehari stated.

He described new elections as unnecessary and harmful, asking political entities for an agreement that would enable the unblocking of the institutional process.

“Without a political agreement, we inevitably go to new, repeated, unnecessary, and harmful elections. A political agreement must be reached. This is required by the Constitution of the Republic and the Constitutional Court, and this is what the people of Kosovo and our future expect,” Dehari said.

His appeal comes as the constitution of the Assembly remains blocked and political parties have not yet found an agreement to overcome the institutional deadlock.

In the June 7 elections, the Vetëvendosje Movement secured 53 MPs, PDK 22, LDK 18, while the Alliance gained 7.