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Albin Kurti's Vetëvendosje movement has admitted that it cannot form a new Kosovo government without the inclusion of an Albanian party - an option it had previously ruled out, saying it preferred an executive with only non-Serb minorities. However, experts say Kurti's party has been slow to start talks on a governing coalition, while even the inclusion of a smaller Albanian party in the executive, according to them, would produce a fragile government.
The winner of the February 9 elections, the Vetevendosje Movement, will not be able to form a government without a coalition with Albanian parties. This entity does not have the full support of the non-majority parties, but even if it did, this would not be enough to form the executive.
This fact was acknowledged on Tuesday by the deputy leader of the Vetevendosje Movement, Glauk Konjufca, who said that the formation of the new government cannot be done without the inclusion of Albanian parties in a governing coalition.
According to him, there are currently two scenarios: voting for a new government until the election of the new president – April 2026 – or voting for a long-term executive.
Both scenarios require 61 votes from MPs.
The LVV of the incumbent Prime Minister, Albin Kurti, has won 48 seats in the Assembly, the Democratic Party of Kosovo, 24, the Democratic League of Kosovo 20 and the coalition Alliance for the Future of Kosovo with Social Democratic Initiatives has eight MPs.
Kurti invited the LDK led by Lumir Abdixhiku for talks, but the offer was rejected. During the campaign, Kurti did not spare words for this party and it seems that the LDK has not forgotten this. The LVV also said that it prefers a government with only non-Serb minorities.
Political scientist Dritëro Arifi believes that the LVV has “wasted time”, as it should have started talks with other parliamentary parties on the formation of a new government immediately after the parliamentary elections.
“From my point of view, negotiations with parliamentary parties should have started on February 10, to see on which points they agree from a programmatic perspective. But the LVV has done the opposite”, he says.
He believes that “a larger Albanian coalition” is needed, to create “a good momentum to face both the major geopolitical changes that are taking place, but also the reforms that are important for the well-being of the citizen”.
Emir Abrashi from the non-governmental organization Demokracia Plus emphasizes that a new government can be formed with the support of non-Serb minority communities, only if Fatmir Limaj’s Nisma also becomes part of the governing coalition.
Për dallim nga partitë e tjera shqiptare – që legjislaturën e kaluar ishin në opozitë – Limaj ka thënë se nuk ka vija të kuqe për asnjë parti. As PDK s’ka vija të kuqe, por është shprehur se preferon një ekzekutiv pa LVV-në.
Megjithatë, Abrashi thekson se një qeveri e tillë nuk do të ishte e qëndrueshme dhe do të përballej me vështirësi në miratimin e ligjeve në Kuvend.
“Pyetja e parë e madhe me të cilën do të përballej ajo do të ishte zgjedhja e presidentit vitin e ardhshëm,” thotë ai, duke kujtuar se për zgjedhjen e presidentit kërkohen 80 vota të deputetëve – në dy rundet e para, e më pas kërkohen vetëm 61.
“Mbështetja e njërës prej partive më të mëdha opozitare do të jetë e domosdoshme, përndryshe do të shpallen zgjedhje të jashtëzakonshme. Megjithatë, retorika e Kurtit në të kaluarën lë pak hapësirë për marrëveshje”, thekson Abrashi.
In the Kosovo Assembly, out of 120 seats, 20 are reserved for non-majority communities: 10 for the Serb community and 10 for other communities.
Kurti is not even sure of the 10 votes of non-Serb communities, which have traditionally supported the governing coalition, even though the majority have said that they would vote for an executive led by him.
And the nine votes that the Serbian List has are not even taken into account. This party, since its establishment in 2013, has been part of every government, as it has always won all the seats reserved for Serbs.
This time, there is a legal basis for the Serbian List to be excluded from the government, as one MP was won by the Serbian Party for Freedom, Justice and Survival of Nenad Rašić.
Abrashi estimates that the Serbian List will not play a significant role in the formation of the new government and cites as a reason the direct involvement of its former deputy leader, Milan Radoićić, in the armed attack in Banjska.
He adds that the Serbian List is not a reliable partner, because it has been boycotting Kosovo institutions for more than two years.
“It is imperative that the Serbian community find a way for healthier representation in Kosovo institutions, in order to avoid a scenario where a major political party in Kosovo thinks that no kind of cooperation with their representatives is possible,” he emphasizes.
According to the Constitution of Kosovo, one ministerial post in the Government is reserved for the Serbian community and another for other non-Serb communities. If the executive branch has more than 12 ministries, then another minister is appointed from among the non-majority communities.
The selection of these ministers is done in consultation with the parliamentary parties. If someone is appointed from outside the parliamentary parties, then approval is required from the majority of MPs from the community to which the minister belongs.
If the LVV fails to secure 61 votes, then it is up to President Vjosa Osmani to mandate the party that ensures it has the votes for the executive. PDK has said that it is ready for this responsibility, if its turn comes. But, even if the second mandate fails, then Kosovars will again turn to the ballot boxes.
But, before electing the Government, let's first wait for the election of the President and Vice-Presidents of the Assembly of Kosovo./ REL
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