Hamza: I have not received an invitation from Kurti, I see no reason for talks

The chairman of the Democratic Party of Kosovo, Bedri Hamza, said that caretaker Prime Minister Albin Kurti was showing no willingness to form new institutions.

Speaking after a meeting of the PDK Presidency, Hamza described the situation as extremely serious. According to him, Kurti is disregarding the Constitutional Court’s ruling, which clearly stipulates that the Assembly of the Republic of Kosovo must be constituted within 30 days of the certification of the election results.

Hamza said there had been no reason for Kurti to invite him for talks on the formation of new institutions, since, in his view, the PDK’s position had already been made clear.

“No, I have not received an invitation. But an invitation for what, and what would we talk about? We have made our position clear. There is neither a serious position nor the will to provide the country with institutions. Kurti is not respecting the Constitutional Court’s ruling, which requires the Assembly of the Republic of Kosovo to be constituted within 30 days after the certification of the election results. He is not putting forward a name and is not respecting the Constitution. This is more than a serious situation: the country’s Constitution is not being respected, the highest legal act is being suspended, and democracy is being undermined. The country is entering previously uncharted territory,” Hamza said.

He added that the PDK was analyzing the situation and taking the steps it deemed necessary.

Hamza said there was no obstacle to proposing a candidate for president of the Assembly of Kosovo. “Our actions will be legal, constitutional and democratic, with the aim of protecting the constitutional order and democracy in the Republic of Kosovo. Such a situation has never occurred before and should not have happened now either. There is no reason or obstacle to making a proposal for president of the Assembly. These are purely political calculations on his part, to the detriment of the state of Kosovo and democracy, and in violation of the Constitution and the laws,” he said.

Asked whether PDK lawmakers would attend if the continuation of the constituent session were scheduled in the coming days, Hamza said the party would act in accordance with the country’s interests. He also referred to the throwing of eggs, saying that such an act had been presented as an act of defending the Republic of Kosovo.

“We are deputies of the Assembly of the Republic of Kosovo and act in accordance with the interests of the Republic of Kosovo. It is interesting that when these people throw eggs, throw stones or cause other incidents, they say they are defending the Republic of Kosovo. Yet when someone throws eggs at them, they again claim that they are defending the Republic of Kosovo. For this reason, we are treating the situation with the utmost seriousness. We are being very careful and, naturally, responsible for protecting the Constitution, the constitutional order and the institutions of the state of Kosovo,” Hamza said.