Kosovo’s Assembly constitutive session will continue on Sunday, September 13, at 10:00 a.m. According to the Assembly’s official announcement, lawmakers will have the election of the deputy speakers on the agenda.

The constitution of the 11th legislature has once again remained deadlocked, after lawmakers failed to reach an agreement on the voting procedure for the five deputy speakers on September 11. The Democratic Party of Kosovo and the Democratic League of Kosovo accused the party that won the elections of blocking the process, while the Vetëvendosje Movement declared that it could not vote for candidates for deputy speaker who oppose the candidate for president of the state. For this reason, the continuation of the session was scheduled for Sunday, September 13, KosovaPress reports.

After more than a month of political deadlock, the Assembly had made progress toward completing the constitution process. On Wednesday, during the continuation of the constitutive session, the speaker of the Kosovo Assembly was elected with 62 votes in favor, while her candidacy received 16 votes against.

Two days later, on September 11, Vetëvendosje Movement lawmaker Ardian Gola was elected deputy speaker of the Assembly. He received 101 votes in favor, with no votes against and one abstention, enabling him to take the second-highest position in the country’s parliament.

The Democratic Party of Kosovo had nominated Vlora Çitaku for one of the deputy speaker positions, but she did not receive the required votes in the first round. Çitaku secured 44 votes in favor, one against and 56 abstentions. Following the result, PDK lawmakers left the chamber and announced that they would not return, warning that they would turn to the Constitutional Court over the delay in constituting the Kosovo Assembly.

Also on September 11, lawmakers from the Democratic League of Kosovo left the chamber during another attempt to proceed with the election of the deputy speakers. This once again led to the failure of the constitutive session. The LDK opposed the attempt by the Assembly speaker to put her proposal for deputy speaker, Kujtim Shala, to an individual vote before a deputy speaker from the ranks of the second-largest party, PDK, had been elected.

After the LDK Parliamentary Group left, Assembly Speaker Albulena Haxhiu decided that the continuation of the constitutive session would be held on September 13, beginning at 10:00 a.m.

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The constitutive session of the Assembly of Kosovo will continue its proceedings on Friday, September 11, as announced by this state institution.

The meeting is scheduled to start at 11:00, with the election of deputy speakers on the agenda.

Proceedings will continue after Albulena Haxhiu was elected on Wednesday as the chairwoman of the 11th legislature. Her candidacy received 62 votes in favor, 16 against, and 13 abstentions.

The election of deputy speakers did not take place in the same session, because the political parties did not reach agreement on whether the candidates should be voted together as a package or separately. Additionally, it was stated that Vetëvendosje Movement, which proposed Ardian Gola for deputy speaker, would not support with its vote Vlora Çitaku, the candidate of the Democratic Party of Kosovo, and Kujtim Shala, the candidate of the Democratic League of Kosovo.

Emilija Rexhepi and Slavko Simić were proposed for the deputy speaker positions reserved for non-majority communities. Simić’s nomination caused another clash in parliament, after the head of the Serbian List parliamentary group, Igor Simić, said that he was presenting the other Simić’s candidacy “in the name of the Serbian people.”

Albulena Haxhiu, as the speaker of parliament, asked Igor Simić to withdraw this statement, but he did not do so.

Afterwards, Haxhiu decided to adjourn the session, arguing that there was no agreement on the election of deputy speakers.

The constitutive process can only be completed after the five deputy speakers of the Assembly are elected. The largest parliamentary groups are entitled to three of these positions, while the other two belong to non-majority communities.

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Avni Dehari, who is chairing the Constitutive Session of the Assembly, announced that proceedings will resume on September 9 at 11:00 a.m.

Dehari made the decision even though, according to him, it is still not fully clear whether the required number of lawmakers has been secured to constitute all the institutions.

“Although it is still not fully clear whether the necessary number of lawmakers exists to constitute all the institutions, I have decided to convene the continuation of the Constitutive Session on September 9 at 11:00 a.m.,” Dehari wrote.

He described the agreement reached between the Vetëvendosje Movement and the Democratic League of Kosovo as a positive development.

At the same time, Dehari called for the political agreement to be followed by concrete responsibility and a willingness on the part of lawmakers to fulfill their constitutional obligations by the appointed date.

“Until then, I expect this agreement to be accompanied by concrete responsibility and a willingness among lawmakers to fulfill their constitutional obligations,” he said.

In conclusion, Dehari stressed that Kosovo does not need another delay, a new political crisis and, least of all, a new election process.

“Kosovo does not need another delay, another crisis, and least of all, a new election process,” Dehari wrote.

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Eliza Hoxha, an MP from the Democratic Party of Kosovo, has accused acting Prime Minister Albin Kurti and his ministers of usurping their posts and state institutions.

According to her, PDK MPs have positioned themselves in front of the Government building to prevent Kurti from entering the prime minister’s office, claiming that he is carrying out his duties unlawfully.

Hoxha said the PDK’s presence there is intended to demand an end to the institutional deadlock and the restoration of constitutional functioning.

“Kurti must understand that, instead of obstructing the work of the Assembly, he should appear there and create the conditions for its constitution. As the winner of the latest elections, his primary duty is to propose a name so that the establishment of the institutions can proceed,” Hoxha said.

The PDK reiterated its demand that Kurti, as the representative of the political entity that secured the parliamentary majority, clear the way for the process of constituting the Assembly to continue.

“Neither Albin Kurti nor his party can place themselves above the state and the Constitution of Kosovo,” the PDK MP emphasized.

Finally, she called on Kurti and his MPs to return to the Assembly to enable the 11th Legislature to begin and constitutional order to be restored.

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Acting Speaker of the Assembly Avni Dehari has criticized the opposition parties’ stance on the process of constituting the Assembly. He recalled that the deadline set by the Constitutional Court was also exceeded last year without the institution being constituted.

In a Facebook post, Dehari said the current deadlock cannot be resolved by repeatedly convening sessions that produce no results. According to him, the way out of the impasse lies in a political agreement among the parliamentary parties, “Bota Sot” reports.

He said that as soon as there are signs of an agreement that would enable the establishment of the institutions and avert elections, resuming the constitutive session would simply be a ceremonial formality.

Dehari recalled that on June 26, 2025, the Constitutional Court reiterated its requirement that the Assembly be constituted within 30 days. Under judgment KO124/25, this period began on the date the judgment was published.

Based on that decision, the Assembly should have been constituted by July 26, 2025, at the latest. However, even after the expiry of this new 30-day deadline set by the Constitutional Court—namely, by July 26, 2025—the Assembly had still not been constituted.

The Acting Speaker said that whenever he called on opposition MPs last year to vote to constitute the Assembly and not allow the constitutional deadline to be exceeded, their response was that “a political agreement is needed.” According to him, exceeding the deadline was not raised as an issue at the time, while the Constitutional Court, through subsequent judgments on the constitution of the Assembly, instructed the parties to continue their efforts to constitute it despite the deadline having expired, because the need to constitute the Assembly took precedence over the deadline.

Following the December 28 elections, the opposition parties made their demand clearer, insisting that a political agreement had to be reached before the institutions were formed; otherwise, the country would go to elections.

Dehari stressed that further inconclusive sessions could be convened, but these would only irritate citizens. However, based on the experience of the past two legislatures, he said the only way to establish stable institutions and avert elections is to reach a political agreement among the parliamentary parties.

According to him, as soon as there are signs of an agreement guaranteeing the formation of all institutions and the avoidance of elections, in line with the Constitutional Court’s requirements in its judgments last year, convening a continuation of the constitutive session would amount to nothing more than a ceremonial act. Dehari recalled that the Court had called on the parties to reach an agreement rather than continue with unsuccessful attempts.

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The Democratic Party of Kosovo has sent a formal request to Avni Dehari, who is chairing the constitutive session, to convene the continuation of the session in the Assembly of the Republic on Thursday, August 12, 2026.

In the official document, the PDK insists that the session resume without any further delay, so that the elected deputies are given the opportunity to exercise the mandate entrusted to them by the people.

The party has also invited all other parliamentary groups and the new representatives to be present in the chamber the following day, in order to demonstrate their political maturity and determination to honor the will of the citizens.

The request emphasizes that there should be no further delays and that legislators must begin, without wasting time, fulfilling the duty for which they received electoral support.

The constitutive session was suspended on Saturday following a request from the leader of the Vetëvendosje Movement, Albin Kurti, and tensions that erupted in the chamber when Alliance MP Time Kadrijaj hit Kurti with an egg.

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According to her, political parties have been given time to hold meetings and reach an agreement before the constitutive session is called.

“You know very well that the Constitution of the Republic of Kosovo gives the president, in this case me, since I am the acting president of the Republic of Kosovo, a 30-day deadline to call the constitutive session.

Considering that once the Assembly of the Republic of Kosovo is constituted, and taking into account the numbers in the Assembly of the Republic of Kosovo, it will be constituted, we will not have the problem we had at the beginning of the year or in April last year. Since, after the Assembly is constituted, the deadlines for the election of the president begin to run, namely 60 days after the constitution of the Assembly of the Republic of Kosovo, I assessed that political parties should be given the time available to reach an agreement, so that once the Assembly of the Republic of Kosovo is constituted, there will be no need to wait 60 days to elect the president, or for us to find ourselves in a situation, which I do not believe anyone wants, where we fail to elect the president and go once again to extraordinary elections. This is not good for the citizens of the Republic of Kosovo, and I do not think that any political entity or individuals within political entities would benefit from this situation. Therefore, as acting president, I welcomed the meetings held at the invitation of Prime Minister and leader of the Vetëvendosje Movement, Mr Albin Kurti. I positively assessed the approach of the LDK and PDK, which agreed to continue these meetings. I do not think it is good that the LDK has now suspended, so to speak, the meetings aimed at reaching an agreement. I also call on the Alliance for the Future of Kosovo to respond positively to invitations for meetings, because we cannot have an agreement without holding meetings. Therefore, a serious approach and constructive discussions lead to an agreement. Once again, I must stress, as I have said before, that the citizens of the Republic of Kosovo, through their vote, have punished blockades or obstructionist positions that make it impossible to elect the country’s president. Kosovo needs a president with a five-year mandate; therefore, maximum efforts must be made in this regard, and there must be cooperation from all sides,” she said.

Haxhiu stated that the constitutional deadline for calling the session expires on August 7, while the constitutive meeting, according to her, will be held in the first days of that month.

She stressed that the parties must make every effort to find a solution, in the interest of Kosovo’s citizens.

“You know very well that Prime Minister Kurti’s serious efforts are continuing. Prime Minister Kurti has invited political parties for this purpose, but the LDK has suspended negotiations, while the PDK has maintained its own position and the AAK has not responded positively to the invitation. There can be no, so to speak, obligation to respond to these meetings, but it is very important, for the sake of the citizens of the Republic of Kosovo and for our state itself, that maximum efforts be made to find a solution. As I mentioned, no one wants extraordinary elections in the Republic of Kosovo because they would solve nothing. Now, the constitutional deadline is until August 7, and there will be a constitutive session at the beginning of August. I promise that next week you will know the exact date and exact time. This is also important so that all 120 MPs are present at the constitutive session, as the ruling of the Constitutional Court also stresses. Thank you, and see you at other conferences,” Haxhiu said.

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