PDK Accuses Majority of Disregarding Constitutional Court Ruling, Calls Friday’s Session Illegal

The Democratic Party of Kosovo has strongly opposed the announcement that the Assembly’s constitutive session will continue on Friday, stressing that the move ignores a binding ruling by the Constitutional Court.

According to an official statement, PDK noted that the court had ordered parliament to be constituted within 30 days of the certification of the election results, a deadline that, according to the party’s interpretation, expires on Thursday evening.

“Instead of fulfilling this obligation, the parliamentary majority decided to circumvent it through the oldest MP presiding over the solemn session, scheduling its continuation for the following day, after the legal deadline had expired,” the statement said.

The party described the move as a dangerous precedent for the rule of law and a serious violation of the Constitutional Court’s judgment. “No individual or group may place their will above the Constitution, especially those whose primary duty is to uphold and implement it,” PDK stressed.

In its response, the political party directly accused acting Prime Minister Albin Kurti of placing party interests above those of the state and manipulating deadlines for political gain. PDK said that a political entity entrusted by citizens with establishing the new institutions is now obstructing the process through narrow calculations, generating instability and constitutional uncertainty in the country.

Describing the Constitution as the pillar of the democratic and legal order, rather than merely a matter for political debate, PDK warned that it would not remain indifferent to this approach. “Just as we have acted in every other case when the constitutional order was threatened, we will not stand idly by now either. Defending the law and the state is our obligation to the citizens and the Republic,” the statement emphasized.

In conclusion, PDK underlined that Kosovo urgently needs stable institutions and full respect for the law. “A healthy democracy cannot exist where the will of one party prevails over the state’s fundamental norm. Unfortunately, Albin Kurti has once again chosen this path,” the response concluded.