Kurti: Talks with the opposition on the president begin today, deadline for the election is October 6

Kosovo’s Prime Minister, Albin Kurti, announced that he would begin contacting the leaders of opposition parties today, with the aim of reaching an agreement on the election of the country’s new president.

According to him, the talks will begin after his meeting with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.

Kurti made the remarks to KP after attending a commemoration ceremony for Ejup Statovci, the former rector of the University of Pristina “Hasan Prishtina.”

Kurti: We will contact the opposition after the meeting with von der Leyen

“After we conclude today’s meeting with the president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, we will immediately begin communications to organize meetings with the opposition leaders regarding the issue of the president. The aim is that on October 7 we are not left without an Assembly, and that by October 6 at the latest, we have elected a new president,” Kurti declared.

The constitutional deadline for electing a new president expires on October 6. If the country’s new head of state is not elected within this deadline, constitutional procedures provide for new elections to be held.