Lumir Abdixhiku, leader of the Democratic League of Kosovo, said that the candidates discussed during his meeting with Vetëvendosje Movement leader Albin Kurti meet the principles the parties had previously agreed upon for the election of the next president.

According to Abdixhiku, all the names presented align, to varying degrees, with the criteria established so far. He described this development as progress in the negotiations and confirmed that talks would continue.

The LDK leader did not disclose which names had been proposed. He said that, at this stage, he could not discuss specific candidates, while announcing another meeting between the parties to conclude the discussions and elect the next president of the Republic of Kosovo.

Abdixhiku also addressed the process of constituting the Assembly, saying that the LDK still faces profound constitutional uncertainties.

He described the LDK as an institutional safeguard, stressing that the party can neither constitute the Assembly on its own nor convene its session. Under the current circumstances, he said, the only thing the LDK can do is act reasonably in efforts to elect the president.

Abdixhiku also stressed that the LDK would participate in the negotiations while remaining true to its identity and political positions.

He called for the LDK to be accepted as such, stating that, in these discussions, the party speaks with full conviction about the values it has historically represented over the past 37 years.

The meeting between Kurti and Abdixhiku was held at the Kosovo Assembly. The parties are expected to hold further meetings aimed at reaching an agreement on the election of the next president.

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Acting Foreign Minister Glauk Konjufca has announced that the Vetëvendosje Movement already has potential candidates for Kosovo’s next president. However, he said the proposals will not be made public before the meeting with the Democratic League of Kosovo.

He said that VV and acting Prime Minister Albin Kurti are ready to hold talks with LDK leader Lumir Abdixhiku. Konjufca expects their discussion to focus on concrete proposals for the country’s next head of state.

According to Konjufca, the LDK’s expressed willingness to hold talks, along with its announcement that concrete names for president will be presented at the next meeting, represents a new and positive opportunity. He said there is a very good chance that the parties will reach an agreement and that Kosovo will elect a president. In his assessment, whenever Kurti and Abdixhiku sit down to meet, negotiations will be based on concrete candidates, and one of them could become the next president of the Republic of Kosovo.

Konjufca stressed that Vetëvendosje and Kurti are prepared, confirming that the names have been selected. He declined to make them public, arguing that doing so would undermine the purpose of the negotiating process.

He expressed confidence that the LDK would also be ready soon, since Abdixhiku said last week that the meeting would be held during this week. However, according to the information available to Konjufca, Kurti has not yet received an invitation, nor has it been discussed which day of the week the meeting will take place. For this reason, VV is waiting for it to be scheduled.

Konjufca said that once the meeting takes place, an agreement on the president of the Republic of Kosovo will be very close.

He expressed regret that the talks were not held last week, saying that the delay was unnecessary. Nevertheless, he said he understood if the parties had asked for additional time, since the issue was not simple. According to him, the political entities must first determine the final names to be proposed and then try to reach consensus.

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Two new candidates have been proposed by the Democratic Party of Kosovo to represent the political party on the Central Election Commission.

According to media reports, one of the names proposed by the PDK is Rashit Qalaj, a former MP from the party and former director of the Kosovo Police.

The other candidate is Avdyl Ymeri, who worked for many years in the Roads Department of the Ministry of Infrastructure.

Through these proposals, the PDK aims to change the composition of its representatives on the CEC, where it has been represented by other individuals in recent years.

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