PDK and AAK say that the democratic order has been invaded

Partia Demokratike e Kosovës dhe Aleanca kanë vazhduar me kërkesën për vazhdimin e seancës për konstituimin e Kuvendit, ndërsa kanë akuzuar Lëvizjen Vetëvendosje për bllokim të procesit. Të dielën, deputetët kanë tentuar të hyjnë në sallën e Kuvendit, por dera ka qenë e mbyllur. Ligjvënësit e këtyre partive kanë thënë se me këtë veprim, shteti po mbahet në krizë

Shefi i Grupit Parlamentar të Partisë Demokratike të Kosovës, Arian Tahiri, ka thënë se bllokimi i Kuvendit të Kosovës nuk është më vetëm krizë politike, por sipas tij edhe çështje e mbrojtjes së rendit kushtetues, institucioneve dhe vetë Republikës. 

Tahiri, të dielën, bashkë me disa deputetë të tjerë të Partisë Demokratike tentuan të hynin brenda sallës së Kuvendit, por sërish dera ishte e mbyllur. Ai ka kritikuar Lëvizjen Vetëvendosje për shpërfillje të thirrjes për zhvillimin e seancës, duke thënë se ajo po i mban të bllokuara institucionet për kalkulime politike.

"Today we are not just talking about a political crisis. Today we are talking about the Republic, the Constitution and the Assembly - institutions that do not belong to any individual or any political party," Tahiri declared.

Ai ka thënë se askush s’guxon t’i trajtojë institucionet e Republikës së Kosovës si prona personale apo si instrument për interesa partiake.  

"The Constitution is not a document that is respected only when it suits the government. The Constitution is the limit of power. It is the guarantee that institutions cannot be transformed into an instrument of an individual and that no one is above the Republic. Not even Albin Kurti," he said.

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Tahiri said that Kosovo cannot be held hostage until acting Prime Minister Albin Kurti "resolves his problems and political calculations."

"A vote gives you a mandate. A vote does not give you ownership of the state. Power in a democracy is not a personal privilege. It is a responsibility, it is limited and it is temporary. The Constitution stands above it," he declared.

The Head of the PDK Parliamentary Group emphasized that this battle is not about privileges or power, but about a constitutional standard that should apply equally to each party, regardless of who is in government and who is in opposition.

"We are not asking for privilege. We are not asking for exception. We are not asking for power at the table. We are asking for the functioning of the Republic. We are asking for the Assembly to exercise its role and for institutions not to be held hostage to the calculations of one party," Tahiri stressed.

Tahiri added that PDK will continue to demand the immediate restoration of the constitutional functioning of the Assembly and the liberation of institutions from political calculations.

"The law is above the MP. The Constitution is above the Prime Minister. The institution is above the party. The Republic is above the government. No one is above the Constitution, no one is above the law, no one is above the institutions and no one is above the Republic - not today, not tomorrow, never," said Tahiri. 

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And PDK has also reacted through a post on Facebook. 

"Dyert e Kuvendit të mbyllura për deputetët e zgjedhur nga qytetarët – fotografia e një Republike që po mbahet peng nga Albin Kurti. 16 gusht 2026!" - ka shkruar PDK-ja.

E shefi i Grupit Parlamentar të AAK-së, Besnik Tahiri, ka thënë se kjo që po ndodh është zaptim i rendit demokratik me urdhër të kryeministrit në detyrë, Albin Kurti. 

"Our duty, as elected by our people, is not only to protect the Constitution, but also to show the citizens of Kosovo that what is happening directly by order of Albin Kurti, as an MP, is without a doubt an invasion of the democratic order and, on the other hand, is a flagrant violation of all documents that regulate the functioning of the state of Kosovo, starting with the violation of the Constitution, with the violation of the ruling of the Constitutional Court and, finally, with the Rules of Procedure of the Assembly," said Tahiri. 

Ai ka thënë se mbyllja e derës së Kuvendit e ka një porosi të thjeshtë.   

“E ka një qëllim shumë të thjeshtë: me i mshu shkelm kësaj dere dhe pastaj me u bë lajm që opozita e theu derën dhe ndërmori veprime, ashtu qysh i kanë marrë ata. Ajo që i themi LVV-së dhe kryesuesit Avni Dehari, që të mos i dëgjojë udhëzimet të cilat janë duke e çuar shtetin e Kosovës në shumë të panjohura, është e pakujdesshme, e padrejtë dhe e rrezikshme me na vendos në shumë të panjohura. Të panjohura, të cilat një shtet bukur të brishtë, që e ka pru kjo qeveri me stadin më të ulët të marrëdhënieve me miqtë tanë, me një ekonomi të dobët, me qytetarë të lodhur, po na sjell në një situatë me blloku punën e Kuvendit, ku ne duhet t’i adresojmë çështjet tona që lidhen me funksionimin demokratik të Republikës së Kosovës”, tha Tahiri.  

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So far, MPs have been invited twice to constitute the legislature resulting from the June 7 elections. The MPs have taken the oath, but on the agenda item to propose the speaker, Kurti took the floor and justified his refusal to make the proposal by the fact that there is still no agreement with the political parties on the president. According to him, the Assembly cannot be constituted without this agreement, since otherwise the 60-day deadline for electing the president would be exhausted and new early elections would be imposed.

The Vetëvendosje Movement, together with its allies from the communities, has enough votes to constitute the Assembly and also to vote for the Government. However, to be elected president, at least 80 MPs are required to participate in the vote in the first two rounds. If the election cannot be held within 60 days, the Assembly is dissolved and new early elections are announced.
The parties have not come close to breaking the political deadlock for almost two years. Kosovo has been in a continuous cycle of crises since the February 2025 elections. First, there were troubles with the constitution, and then the failure to form a government led to elections in December. After them, there was a constitution, but there was no solution for the new president. On June 7, new elections followed.