Albin Kurti has secured his fourth term as Kosovo’s prime minister after Kosovo’s Assembly voted in favor of the new government.

The new executive received 62 votes in favor, eight against and no abstentions.

Following the constitution of the government, 15 members of the cabinet drawn from the ranks of the Vetëvendosje Movement, including Prime Minister Albin Kurti, must give up their parliamentary mandates. Under the rules, the same person cannot simultaneously serve as a member of parliament and as a minister or member of the government.

As a result, the seats vacated by the ministers are expected to go to other candidates on the LVV list.

The candidates expected to become LVV’s new members of parliament are:

Naim Bardiqi

Fitim Haziri

Ilir Qeriqi

Egzon Azemi

Mimoza Shala

Arsim Ademi

Luan Aliu

Fatos Geci

Adelina Trshana

Ejup Ahmeti

Filiz Mustafa

Arijeta Rexhepi

Agon Batusha

Fahrush Rexhepi

Elvira Ibrahimi Hoti

Despite the change in parliamentary mandates, the composition of the government cabinet is expected to remain the same as that of the third government led by Kurti.

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Albin Kurti said he expects to meet with Bedri Hamza, leader of the Democratic Party of Kosovo, to determine which PDK lawmaker will receive the support of the Vetëvendosje Movement for the post of deputy speaker of the Assembly.

The issue returned to the forefront after Vlora Çitaku’s election to the post was blocked, a development followed by the PDK’s departure from the session.

Kurti said Çitaku had consistently voted against initiatives and candidates proposed by the LVV. According to him, last year she called for the withdrawal of Albulena Haxhiu, while this year she opposed the candidacy of Feride Rushiti. He also mentioned the boycott of the vote to elect Haxhiu as speaker of the Assembly and Çitaku’s warning that she would also boycott the election of the president.

“You know that last year Çitaku had called for Albulena Haxhiu to withdraw, this year for Feride Rushiti to withdraw, the day before yesterday she boycotted the vote for Haxhiu as speaker of the Assembly and at the same time announced that she would also boycott the presidential election. This means that we will definitely vote for a PDK lawmaker for deputy speaker, as well as one from the LDK, but you know the rulings; it is not necessary for it to be a single specific name. I hope they will be constructive, as we were last year. In a meeting with Hamza, we could clarify which lawmaker could be voted for,” Kurti said.

The acting prime minister stressed that the LVV would definitely vote for one PDK lawmaker and one LDK lawmaker for the posts of deputy speakers of the Assembly. He added that, based on a Constitutional Court ruling from last year, it was not necessary for only one specific name to be voted on for these positions.

Kurti acknowledged that he had not yet sent Hamza an official invitation, but said he intended for them to meet, talk and review the candidates’ names.

“I have not sent an invitation yet. I want us to meet, talk and discuss the names there,” he said.

According to Kurti, the meeting is in the PDK’s interest, as the party needs the LVV’s votes to elect its deputy speaker of the Assembly. On the other hand, he said the LVV could elect the president even if PDK lawmakers voted against the candidate or did not take part in the process.

“I believe the PDK should not have abandoned the process of constituting the Assembly. I hope it comes on Sunday, so that we can also elect the other four deputy speakers and proceed with the government and the presidential election. I reiterate that we must avoid new elections, which are unnecessary, repetitive and costly, and for this I need a political agreement. I am sorry that the PDK chairman has not responded to a meeting; he has made this public, but I believe we need a meeting. The PDK needs the VV’s votes to elect its deputy speaker. For the VV to elect the president, it needs the PDK not to boycott the process—or even to vote against the candidate. They need our vote in favor; a vote against also works for us,” Kurti said.

He described the abandonment of the process of constituting the Assembly as regrettable, saying that the session of 11.09.2026 had been an opportunity to complete the process.

“It is regrettable that this time we are not even meeting and that today we have seen the abandonment of the process of constituting the Assembly,” Kurti said.

He recalled that political parties had previously described the constitution of the Assembly as urgent and had stated that no one should leave the session before the process was completed.

“You know that earlier they said it was urgent, that we had to enter the session and not leave until we had constituted the Assembly. Today was an opportunity to do that, but that opportunity was missed,” he said.

Nevertheless, Kurti believes that a political agreement can still be reached and that the process can be completed on Sunday.

“It is not too late. We are late, but it is not too late. If we do this on Sunday, we will nevertheless consider that, overall and together, we were successful,” the LVV chairman said.

Kurti, who was among the last to leave the Assembly building, did not say whether he would take part in Saturday’s march, planned ahead of the final decision in The Hague. Earlier in the morning, he had also avoided answering the same question, saying he would respond later in the day.

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Lutfi Haziri, deputy chairman of LDK, stated on RTV21’s “Click” show that currently no procedure has been opened in this party for electing a new chairman.

His reaction came after Hykmete Bajrami expressed readiness to run for the leadership of LDK. Haziri emphasized that there is no such process within the party.

“There is no race. In LDK, such a process has not been opened, and if there is no process, then there is no process. I am closing this issue with this. I do not want to talk about this topic,” Haziri said.

According to him, LDK focuses on what is achievable, not just on desirable goals. This, as he implied, is related to the circumstances and the level of support that a process within the party can have.

“Lutfi Haziri will always be in LDK. Under no circumstances and in no political process have I betrayed the party,” he added.

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The Vetëvendosje Movement has already selected the names of potential candidates for Kosovo’s next president, but will not make them public before talks with the Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK).

Acting Foreign Minister Glauk Konjufca said that Vetëvendosje and acting Prime Minister Albin Kurti are ready to hold a meeting with LDK leader Lumir Abdixhiku.

According to him, specific candidates for the country’s next head of state are expected to be presented and discussed at the meeting.

Konjufca said the LDK’s expressed willingness to meet, as well as its announcement that the next discussion would focus on specific names, represents a new opportunity to reach an agreement.

He said there is a considerable chance that Kosovo will elect its next president through negotiations between Kurti and Abdixhiku. He made the comments following the start of the retrial over the release of tear gas in the Assembly.

Confirming that Vetëvendosje has its candidates ready, Konjufca explained that revealing them at this stage would undermine the purpose of the negotiating process. He stressed that both Vetëvendosje and Prime Minister Kurti are prepared for the talks.

According to Konjufca, the LDK is also expected to be ready soon, as Abdixhiku said last week that the meeting would take place this week.

However, based on the information available to him, Kurti has not yet received an invitation, nor have there been any discussions about setting a date for the meeting.

Konjufca added that Vetëvendosje is waiting for the meeting announced by Abdixhiku to take place. In his assessment, once the parties sit down to consider specific names, an agreement on the president of the Republic of Kosovo will be very close.

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The preliminary verification process for applicants for the position of Secretary-General of the Assembly of the Republic of Kosovo has concluded, with six candidates meeting the established requirements.

The Assembly’s Directorate for Human Resources Management announced that the candidates who have met the general and specific criteria are Besnik Ismaili, Enver Gërguri, Kushtrim Brahimaj, Sami Sallahu, Taulant Bajrami and Xhedvet Zani.

According to the published document, the candidates will be informed in due time of the date, time and location where the written test and interview will take place.

After the publication of the final results, candidates who consider themselves dissatisfied with the recruitment procedure may file an appeal with the Independent Oversight Board for the Civil Service within 30 days.

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The deadline for submitting applications for the post of Prosecutor General has closed, with five candidates registered in the race.

The final list of applicants seeking to lead the General Prosecutor’s Office includes Adnan Xholi, Arta Marku, Fatjona Memçaj, Rovena Zoto and Ylli Pjeternikaj.

Following the close of applications, each candidate will undergo verification and assessment in accordance with the criteria established for this senior position in the justice system.

The Prosecutor General is appointed for a specified term and is responsible for directing and coordinating the activities of prosecution offices throughout the country. The selection process is expected to proceed with the other prescribed stages.

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In the document signed by RTK Board Chairman Dardan Beqiri, it states that after the opening of applications, the initial review and re-examination of documents, as well as the final verification of whether the competition requirements had been met, six candidates have qualified.

The published list includes:

Lorik Arifaj

Antigonë Baxhaku

Hysen Hundozi

Arber Geci

Nexhmedin Spahiu

Zana Spahiu

According to RTK’s announcement, the candidates on this list will be informed by email about the interview stage, including the date, time and place where it will be held.

Applicants who were not shortlisted will also receive notification by email, which will include the final result of the document verification, as well as the reasons why they did not meet the competition criteria.

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After the interviews were completed the same day, the Evaluation Panel made the results public, with the candidates ranked as follows based on the scoring: Zejnullah Gashi with 91.6 points, Atdhe Dema with 89.3 points, Naim Abazi with 89 points, Rafet Halimi with 87 points and Shqipdon Fazliu with 86.5 points, “Betimi për Drejtësi” reports.

Member Milot Krasniqi stated that, in order to make the process more transparent, it was decided that the video interviews will be published on the platforms of the prosecutorial system of the Republic of Kosovo.

On the other hand, chair Arian Gashi said that the previous process had established a standard for interviews to be published in real time and that this standard should have been respected.

“For your information, they were not broadcast immediately, but several days after the previous process,” Gashi said.

Later, the proposal for the video interviews to be published today was approved with six votes in favor and one against.

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Those taking part in the process were Atdhe Dema, Naim Abazi, Rafet Halimi, Shqipdon Fazliu and Zejnulla Gashi.

The interviews began at 11:00 a.m. and ended at 5:45 p.m.

Each candidate was interviewed for 45 minutes to one hour, while all answered nine questions, which were the same for each of them.

This process was monitored by KosovaPress.

Three hours before the start of the interviews, at 08:00, the Evaluation Panel held a meeting to prepare the standard questions.

The Kosovo Prosecutorial System is expected to hold a press conference starting at 18:00, when the results of the interviewed candidates are expected to be published.

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The announcement states that, pursuant to Article 3 (6A) of Regulation 07/2026 amending and supplementing Regulation 07/2024 on the appointment of the State Chief Prosecutor and chief prosecutors of the prosecution offices of the Republic of Kosovo, this process will be held in the meeting room on the sixth floor of the KPK.

The Evaluation Panel will begin drafting questions at 08:00, while the interviews with the candidates are scheduled to start at 11:00.

According to the agenda published by the KPK, the order of the interviews is as follows:

Atdhe Dema – 11:00

Naim Abazi – 13:00

Rafet Halimi – 14:15

Shqipdon Fazliu – 15:30

Zejnulla Gashi – 16:45

A break has been scheduled from 12:00 to 13:00.

The KPK has called on all interested parties who wish to monitor this process to respect the established schedule and rules. Due to limited space capacity, those interested must confirm the name of one representative or monitor through the Office for Public Communication at the email address [email protected], no later than June 26, 2026.

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