The "session" of water, insults and elbows

The Kosovo Assembly Hall has become a scene of clashes on Wednesday. Some of the deputies of the Democratic Party of Kosovo and the Alliance entered the Assembly Hall, calling for the continuation of the constitutive session. The situation has been accompanied by tensions between the deputies of these two parties and those from Vetëvendosje, who were prevented from carrying out planned activities with migrants and young people. In some cases, there was water thrown, physical pushing and obstruction of addressing journalists and citizens. Mutual accusations have continued even after the “drama” in the Assembly

The Kosovo Assembly space on Wednesday turned into an arena of verbal and physical clashes between deputies, while an activity with compatriots was being held.

Deputies from the Democratic Party of Kosovo and the Alliance present in the hall requested that the chairman of the constitutive session, Avni Dehari, call for its continuation. 

Tensions began when PDK MP Ganimete Musliu obstructed Acting President Albulena Haxhiu, who had arrived there with several expatriates and was preparing to hold a press conference. 

"The moment PDK leaves us, it makes it possible for us to hold a conference, if not, continue," Haxhiu declared. 

Tensions continued even when MP Donika Gërvalla entered the Assembly premises. PDK MPs asked her to call a constitutive session within the legal deadline.

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"Call a session," were the calls directed at her, followed by chants of "KLA, KLA... go to the theater, go. Call a session, just a session...". 

While requesting that the session be called, MP Ganimete Musliu threw water in the direction of Gërvalla.

The clashes continued when MP Arbërie Nagavci entered the hall, but was blocked by MPs from the PDK and the Alliance. The Alliance MP, Albana Bytyqi, even pushed Nagavci as she tried to enter the Assembly hall.

Neither MP Arbërie Nagavci nor Ardian Gola escaped the water.

MP Bytyqi also threw letters in Nagavci's direction. Several other MPs were also involved in the clash.

During the clashes in the Assembly hall, PDK MP, Mërgim Lushtaku, pushed LVV MP, Adnan Rrustemi. Clashes also continued between MPs Ardian Gola and Përparim Gruda.

This "settlement of scores" between deputies in the Kosovo Assembly also led to verbal clashes among citizens who were inside the hall during the activity for migrants.

Gruda: It is absurd to ask the Constitutional Court for an interpretation of the interpretation

PDK MP, Përparim Gruda, said that it would be absurd if the Constitutional Court were asked to interpret the interpretation it previously made on the issue of the constitutive session of the Assembly.

"We have been an institutional opposition for years, we have won cases in Court, the constitution case has gone to Court. We cannot go once again to interpret the interpretation. It is absurd that it never ends. No European constitution defines consequences for non-constitution. The German, French, and Italian constitutions define the deadline for constitution. The German one has the same 30 days, it does not say what the consequences are," Gruda said from the Assembly hall. 

But, the MP of the Vetëvendosje Movement, Donika Gërvalla, during the debate with Gruda, said that the deadline for the constitution of the Assembly is until September 6. According to Gërvalla, the 30-day deadline for the constitution of the Assembly applies after the convening of the constitutive session. 

"We have 30 days to elect the Speaker of the Assembly, this is our interpretation," she said. 

During the debate with PDK MPs, he called on PDK and Alliance MPs to join the meetings called by LVV to reach a political agreement. 

The acting president, Albulena Haxhiu, as well as MPs Vlora Çitaku, Eman Rrahmani and Blerta Deliu-Kodra, were also included in the debate.

Deliu-Kodra has stated that MPs will continue to come to the Assembly every day for, as he said, the return of constitutional order. 

A few hours after the "drama" in the legislative premises, PDK MP Vlora Çitaku emphasized in a press conference that her party's activity will no longer be limited within this institution.

"It will also move outside the Parliament into broader forms of political, democratic and civic mobilization," said Çitaku.

In his call to Kurti to constitute the Assembly, Çitaku said that PDK is not seeking power, nor an agreement for PDK, but the functioning of the state.

Nagavci accuses former opposition parties of wanting to take the country to elections

Reactions to developments on the political scene following the clashes in Parliament have continued on social media. 

Vetëvendosje MP Arbërie Nagavci wrote in a Facebook post that the former opposition is using double standards. She said that VV could constitute the Assembly on its own, but is seeking an agreement on the president.

"What happened today in the Assembly, with the noise and obstruction of the opposition, is explained by two things: The opposition sent the country to elections in June saying: 'You have constituted the Assembly, you have formed the Government, now don't ask us to make an agreement on the president. We should have first agreed on the president.' Now, when we are saying to agree on the president, constitute the Assembly and form the Government, the opposition is saying: 'No, we don't want to,'" she wrote.

Without an agreement with the opposition on the presidential issue, according to Nagavci, going to elections is inevitable. And this, she says, is what the former opposition parties are demanding.

"We can constitute the Assembly and form the Government even without the opposition, because the people have voted for us to do it ourselves. But we want to agree on the president, because without an agreement we will go to elections. The opposition, meanwhile, wants the Assembly to be constituted as soon as possible, for the 60-day deadline for electing the president to begin, and, in the end, for us to go to elections again. So, we are seeking an agreement to avoid the crisis, while the opposition is rejecting the agreement because it wants elections," she wrote. 

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Gashi: At this critical moment, a clear positioning of the LDK is missing

LDK deputies were absent from the scene of the clashes in the Assembly. Some of them have chosen social networks to express their positions on the institutional crisis. There has also been no lack of criticism of the very entity to which they belong. 

The MP of this entity, Avdullah Hoti, has called for the issue of the constitution of the Assembly to be urgently sent to the Constitutional Court in order to provide a solution to the renewed institutional blockade. Hoti has emphasized that he knows that sending this matter to the Constitutional Court may be in the interest of the Vetëvendosje Movement, but as he says, preserving constitutionality comes before any electoral interest. 

"The case must be urgently sent to the Constitutional Court. The court must provide a solution to the situation when the party that comes first in the elections does not exercise its right to propose a candidate for Speaker of the Assembly," Hoti wrote on Facebook.  

He also criticized the MPs who, according to him, are intentionally preventing the constitution of the Assembly, saying that this should not pass in silence.

"The failure to constitute the Assembly, deliberate and motivated by electoral interests, cannot pass in silence," Hoti wrote.

Hoti said that some MPs are violating the oath taken on August 6, 2026 to protect constitutionality and legality, while others, according to him, are violating it through inaction, by not addressing the issue in the Constitutional Court.

Hoti has also raised the issue of the functioning of other institutions in the country.

He said that Kosovo has had an acting president with a contested mandate since August 6. According to him, with the swearing-in of 120 deputies, the former Speaker of the Assembly's mandate as head of the Assembly has ended, a mandate that had enabled her to exercise the office of president. 

Another LDK MP, Armend Zemaj, has accused Vetëvendosje of deliberately blocking the institutional process, saying that this approach is harming Kosovo and deepening polarization in society. But he has also been criticized for his party's silence. 

"The deliberate blockade by VV brings tension, further damages Kosovo's fragile image and deepens polarization in our society," Zemaj wrote.

According to him, the parliamentary majority has the obligation to call the session and give space to the creation of new institutions, in respect of the Constitution and the political will of the citizens.

Zemaj said that political agreements cannot be reached through blockade and pressure, while he had a message for the LDK leadership.

"Democracy requires dialogue, responsibility and mutual respect. Those who remain silent and accept this type of politics do not wish the best for the LDK, let alone Kosovo," he declared.

Another MP from the LDK, Arben Gashi, also criticized the lack of a clear stance. He said that, in such a situation, Kosovo needs more dialogue, prudence and commitment to the state and the republic.

"The situation in the Assembly is heading towards physical clashes, while the insistence on blocking it continues," Gashi wrote on Facebook.

According to him, at this critical moment, a clear positioning of the LDK is missing.

"In fact, Kosovo is missing the LDK. It is missing the Rugovanian spirit," he declared.

Calls for the formation of all institutions 

International institutions, as well as intellectuals and representatives of civil society, have reacted to the political and institutional crisis. 

The United States Embassy in Pristina, in a response to Radio Free Europe, has called on Kosovo's political leaders to cooperate in forming institutions in accordance with the Constitution and the decisions of the Constitutional Court, warning that the continuation of the political stalemate is costing Kosovo lost opportunities.

"It is time for leaders to prioritize progress and stability, for the benefit of all citizens," a US Embassy spokesperson told REL.

The European Union has also called on the parties to reach an agreement on a joint presidential candidate as soon as possible, warning that delays in the formation of institutions could hinder reforms and affect the benefit of EU funds.

And on Wednesday, a group of 46 intellectuals, academics, and professionals issued an open letter calling for the formation of new institutions in the country and the protection of the constitutional order. They expressed concern about the continuing institutional crisis and the risk that the political stalemate could undermine the constitutional order, democracy, and the functioning of the rule of law.

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Although a session was held on August 6 and continued on August 8, the Assembly has not yet completed its constitution following the June 7 elections. The election of the Speaker and Deputy Speakers of the Assembly remains on the agenda. 

Continuing the session, the leader of the winning party, Albin Kurti, requested that the constitution of the Assembly be postponed until a political agreement is reached. According to Kurti, the constitution of the Assembly without an agreement would lead the country to early elections.