Gashi: Let's constitute the Assembly, then let the talks continue for the Government and the president

Democratic League of Kosovo MP Arben Gashi has called for the constitution of the Assembly and for political talks to continue for the formation of the Government and the election of the president.

On Thursday, the leader of Vetëvendosje, Albin Kurti, who is negotiating with the LDK on the formation of institutions, requested additional time for negotiations. He did not propose a name for the speaker of parliament. The constitutional deadline for the constitution ends on Friday evening.

"There are only a few hours left until the end of the constitutional deadline for the constitution of the Assembly of the Republic. Kosovo must not enter an institutional vacuum, much less create a precedent that constitutional deadlines can be postponed indefinitely. The path is clear: let us elect the Speaker of the Assembly and constitute the highest representative institution of the country. Then, let the political talks continue, as foreseen by the Constitution - with the deadlines for the formation of the Government and, in due time, for the election of the President. The state is not built by dragging out decisions, but by respecting the Constitution. Today, responsibility, prudence and decision-making are required. Kosovo does not need new crises, but functional institutions and leadership that puts the interest of the Republic above any other interest," Gashi wrote on Facebook.

While other parties that were in opposition until now, the Democratic Party and the Alliance criticized the postponement, the LDK has not come out with a public stance.