VV and LDK MPs take political discussions to social networks

The post of president remains the main point of conflict between LVV and LDK. The MPs of the two parties have opposing positions on the way to divide the positions, while experts on political developments estimate that Kosovo risks heading towards new elections.

The clash over the post of president and the way of dividing the main positions of the state between the deputies of the Vetevendosje Movement and the Democratic League of Kosovo was carried on social networks on Sunday. A day earlier, the constitutive session was interrupted after the leader of Vetevendosje, Albin Kurti, for the second time requested additional time to propose the name of the candidate for speaker of parliament, which prompted the reaction of the AAK deputy, Time Kadrijaj, who threw eggs in Kurti's direction. On Sunday, neither Vetevendosje nor the LDK, PDK and AAK have responded to questions about whether they are ready to make efforts to reach a political agreement. Vetevendosje did not say whether it has sent or will send invitations for a meeting, and whether the other parties have accepted the invitation or whether they would respond positively. Meanwhile, there is no announcement from the Kosovo Assembly whether the constitutive session will continue on Monday, to fulfill the condition that it be held within 48 hours.
However, on social networks, Vetëvendosje and LDK deputies have revealed information that indicates offers and dilemmas in the efforts to reach an agreement, and experts on political developments do not foresee an unblocking, given the positions taken so far.

Vetevendosje MP Ilir Kërçeli wrote on Facebook on Sunday that this party's previous presidential candidate received more votes than any other party candidate, and yet Vetevendosje has made a concession by withdrawing the name of a political candidate and calling for a concessionary candidate.

"The top six of the LDK, the top three of the PDK, as well as the entire AAK parliamentary group, have as many votes as the Vetëvendosje! Movement's nominee for president, Glauk Konjufca. Even though he was nominated for president and then we entered the elections, Vetëvendosje! Movement has again made a concession, withdrawing a political name to make room for a consensual name," he wrote. This Vetëvendosje MP also wrote about his party's offer to the LDK and PDK to find a political solution.

"For PDK: we are electing a consensual president and the speaker of the Assembly for PDK. One of the three highest positions in the state. And during the vote for president, you can vote against, but participate in the formation of institutions. For LDK, which with 30 deputies had entered the government by giving the position of president, speaker of parliament, deputy prime minister and three ministers, or the speaker of the Assembly and three ministers, even though today it has 18 deputies. Likewise, for LDK deputies: participate in the vote and vote against. Both LDK and PDK are calling to vote for the speaker of the Assembly and the deputy speakers, even though they are rejecting the offer to form institutions," said Kërçeli.

But LDK MP Arben Gashi wrote that the issue is not just the position of president, but the demand for clarity, trust and responsibility in relations between political entities.

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"LDK and LVV have a history of co-government that lasted about 50 days. Within it, a minister and deputy leader of LDK was dismissed in violation of the political agreement and then the Government was overthrown. So, this history is not a history of trust. It is a history of distrust. Therefore, before the posts we must talk about the state. We must know: how we see foreign policy, dialogue and the Association; relations with allies and the region; security; economy, justice, health and education? And above all: can we build a common governing program?", he wrote. This LDK MP said that only after this phase comes the division of responsibilities and reiterated this party's position that the division "must be proportional" and clarified how LDK sees it.

"With 53 LVV and 18 LDK deputies, the ratio is approximately 3 to 1. The same principle should also apply to institutions. This principle should also apply to the three main institutions - the President, the Prime Minister and the Speaker of the Assembly -: two for the largest force and one for the second force. So, LVV, as the largest force, is responsible for choosing which two of them it considers a priority: the Prime Minister and the Speaker of the Assembly, or the President and the Speaker of the Assembly. This is a proportional division. This is a fair division. But the problem is not only the President. The problem is deeper: there is a lack of trust, there is still no common program and the differences in foreign, economic, social policy and the way of governance are great", he wrote. According to Gashi, the issue of the President is solvable. "There is no reason why a worthy candidate cannot be found among 80 or more MPs. If one name is not acceptable, there are others. So, the name is not the main problem. The president is not a decoration. He is one of the main figures of the state and must have authority, experience, vision, integrity and ability to represent Kosovo. Therefore, let's not reduce all this to a debate about chairs," Gashi wrote.

The constitutional deadline of 30 days for the constitution of the Assembly expired on August 7, and so far two sessions have been held, which were postponed at the request of the leader of the VV, Albin Kurti. He insists that a political agreement be reached on the issue of the president first, and then proceed with the constitution of the Assembly and the formation of the Government.

The Assembly is considered constituted on the day when the Speaker and the 5 Vice-Speakers are elected. On that same day, the 60-day deadline for electing the President begins. If the election fails during this period, the Assembly is dissolved and early elections are declared.

Vetevendosje, together with community legislators, excluding those from the Serbian List, has enough votes to elect the speaker of parliament and vote for the government. However, for the president, at least 80 deputies are required to participate in the vote in the first two rounds.

After the second failure to constitute the Assembly, representatives of PDK, LDK, and AAK, during public appearances, gave no indication that they would respond to Kurti's invitation for a meeting, nor did they talk about the possibility of an agreement with Vetëvendosje regarding the issue of the president.

The failure to reconstitute the Assembly even after the expiration of the constitutional deadline, in the absence of a political agreement between the parties, according to political expert Fitim Gashi, represents pressure on the LDK to accept the VV offer.

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"Considering these developments of the last few hours that we have had and the return of accusations and counter-accusations between the entities as to whose fault it is regarding the constitution of the Assembly and other institutions, it will be difficult to reach an agreement. However, it is up to the ruling party, as it is urgent, to invite the other entities again and try to find a solution," Gashi declared.

KOHA sent questions to LVV on Sunday about whether its leader, Albin Kurti, would send new invitations to meet with PDK and AAK. LVV spokesperson Arlind Manxhuka said he would respond, but by the end of the day he had not done so. Questions were also sent to PDK and AAK, asking if they would accept the invitations if Kurti sent them again. Neither of these two parties responded during the day.

And according to Gashi, dragging out the process beyond the constitutional deadline could serve LVV if the opposition parties decide to proceed with the case in the Constitutional Court. He says that such a situation could further prolong the process and, consequently, postpone the election date.

"We have seen such a situation in the past, which suits LVV more to postpone the election date as much as possible, so that they can be held in December, as we had the elections on December 27, 2025, due to the diaspora and their assumption that they can get more votes," said Gashi.

Meanwhile, analyst Dritëro Arifi estimates that an agreement between LVV and LDK is difficult to reach, as, according to him, discussions between the two parties have focused mainly on technical issues and the division of the position of president.

"Everything has started backwards and I think we will go to elections if there is no compromise from one side within a short time. And I think that only the solution of meetings does not solve the issue, because it is noticeable that Mr. Kurti does not have the trust of the Albanian parties, as he had before. Now they are refusing to meet and now the LDK does not want to meet either. In this way, Mr. Kurti's leadership has begun to be damaged and destroyed in the perception of the Albanian parties, that he is an unreliable partner to reach compromises", Arifi expressed.

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The leader of the LVV, Albin Kurti, and the leader of the LDK, Lumir Abdixhiku, have held four meetings, but none of them has produced an agreement. In the fourth meeting, held on Friday, Abdixhiku stated that the LDK has requested that he propose his name for president. The same position has been expressed by elected LDK deputies, who have insisted that the post of president should go to this party within the framework of a possible agreement with the LVV. Kurti has also invited the leader of the PDK, Bedri Hamza, and the leader of the Alliance, Ardian Gjini, to a meeting. Hamza has rejected the invitation, stating that the PDK's position is to continue to remain in opposition. Kurti's invitation has also been rejected by the leader of the Alliance, Ardian Gjini, who has said that this party has no interest in being part of the Kosovo Government in any format.

The parliamentary elections of June 7 this year were the third to be organized within a period of about a year and a half. In all three electoral processes, the LVV emerged as the first party. In the last elections, the LVV won 58 mandates. Together with the parties of the non-majority communities, it has sufficient votes to constitute the Assembly and form the new Government, as 61 votes are required in the Assembly with 120 deputies.