Albert Krasniqi, director of programs at the Democracy Plus organization, on the "Tempus" show on KTV, said that constitutional changes are needed for the method of electing the Speaker of the Assembly.
"Whenever this situation is unblocked, we must introduce constitutional changes to the method of electing the Speaker of the Assembly. We cannot leave it in the hands of a political entity to block it, it can be with one more vote and have the right to propose the Speaker of the Assembly as the party that came out first, take the models of the countries in the region - North Macedonia, Albania, where, let's say, with 1/3 of the signatures a candidate for Speaker of the Assembly can be proposed and the one who receives the majority of the votes of the deputies is elected Speaker. If none of the candidates in the first round receives them, the two most voted go to the second round. A kind of runoff that we have with the mayors of the municipalities, which is a method that does not block it", said Krasniqi. /Oath for Justice
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Eliza Hoxha, a member of parliament from the Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK), discussing the issue of the constitution of the Kosovo Assembly, said that the problem is not essentially legal, but that there is a lack of political will from the incumbent Prime Minister, Albin Kurti.
Hoxha said on "Tempus" that the moment Kurti took the oath of office as an MP, he cannot hold two positions at the same time.
"The problem is not essentially legal, regardless of what legal levers they have used to create the impasse, the problem is purely political, there is a lack of political will to unblock the situation and move forward, and I have no idea why and how this suits Mr. Kurti. He may still want to be in office, regardless of what is illegal, because he has usurped the Government because at the moment he has taken the oath of MP, he cannot do both, it is absurd, the Law on Government and Article 72 of the Constitution say so in relation to incompatibility", said Hoxha. /Oath for Justice
Miftaraj: Kosovo is losing funds from the EU as a result of the failure to constitute the Assembly
Ehat Miftaraj, executive director of the Kosovo Law Institute (KLI), said that Kosovo is losing funds from the European Union as a result of the failure to constitute the Assembly of the Republic of Kosovo.
Miftaraj said that tomorrow there is an important meeting in North Macedonia, where all the leaders of the Western Balkans will meet, in the presence of European Union officials, where all countries will talk about the growth plan and ratification of agreements, and where Kosovo not only does not have a growth plan, but has not even ratified the agreement - which involves over 800 million euros for the years 2024-2027.
"I don't know what Kurti's reasoning will be tomorrow before the representatives of the European Commission or the joke he will tell at this meeting, and I don't know what he will present at that meeting tomorrow," Miftaraj said on "Tempus".
He said that today the European Commission has issued a statement calling on Kosovo to constitute an Assembly in order to ratify the agreement and for Kosovo to benefit from the growth plan./Oath for Justice
Krasniqi: Dehari is making political calculations by blocking the Parliament
Albert Krasniqi, director of programs at the Democracy Plus organization, on the "Tempus" show on KTV, said that the chairman of the constitutive session of the Assembly, MP Avni Dehari, is making political calculations by blocking the Assembly.
"In this situation, Mr. Dehari is being used, unfortunately, this position was intended for the oldest person because he is considered a person who has political baggage, is at the end of his political career and does not want to be tarnished at the end and be put into compromises or agendas of political entities, but to act on the parties. But unfortunately, Mr. Dehari is not playing this role, he has put himself in an instrumentalization of his political entity and has insisted on a procedure with an illogical reasoning. He said that the failure to elect the Speaker of the Assembly, proposed by the Vetëvendosje Movement, Ms. Albulena Haxhiu, is not giving results in open voting and is moving to secret voting, that is, in an arbitrary manner without asking the Assembly for such a method of voting, but directly in the proposal for members of the commission", said Krasniqi.
Hoxha: Dehari has committed a constitutional violation with the deviations from the agenda
Eliza Hoxha, a member of parliament from the Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK), said that the chairman of the constitutive session, Avni Dehari, has violated the Constitution with the deviations from the agenda.
Invited to the "Tempus" show on KTV, Hoxha said that the Constitutional Court's verdict is not incomprehensible.
"He did not draw a line on what should be done, but he showed what was not done well and what could be done properly based on past practices," said Hoxha.
According to her, at the last meeting of the old leadership, it is determined whether the voting will be open or closed.
"Mr. Dehari has deviated from the agenda, which constitutes a constitutional violation in fact because it is also clarified in the Rules of Procedure of the Assembly that the agenda is determined at the last meeting of the old presidency," said Hoxha.
The MP added that even in the Rules of Procedure of the Assembly, it is emphasized that at the constitutive sessions, the practices so far indicate open voting.
"And there, one of the points shows how the Speaker of the Assembly is elected," said Hoxha.
MP Hoxha said that secret voting is allowed in regular plenary sessions and that they have done so several times.
"But this has never happened within a constitutive process. Why should there be a secret vote for a speaker who should represent all of us in the Assembly, despite coming from a parliamentary group?" she added.
Therefore, she says that the idea of interpreting the Constitutional Court's ruling is an insult, because we must be respected as people called to the highest institution that is called to protect the Constitution and the laws in force.
Meanwhile, Albert Krasniqi, director of programs at the Democracy Plus organization, said that the Constitutional Court's verdict is a description of the 2014 decision.
"It is not up to a political party, just because it came out first in the elections, to block the functioning and constitution of institutions," said Krasniqi.
This, according to him, looks more like a refusal to peacefully hand over power than a complication of legal and constitutional procedures. /Oath for Justice
Who is violating the Constitution in its name?
In April 2025, the Republic of Kosovo was expecting a new parliamentary chapter. The President set the date. The agenda was agreed upon. The MPs gathered. But the Assembly has not yet been constituted.
Who is stopping the functioning of the Assembly? And who is using the Constitution – to violate it?
The chairman of the constitutive session, Avni Dehari, has only one duty: to technically lead the session. No more. No less. But, he chose to act beyond any constitutional limits.
When MPs did not vote on a committee report, Dehari called it an “unprecedented act.” But according to the Constitution, voting is a right – not an obligation. No MP is accountable to the Speaker.
One of the April sessions was adjourned without a vote even though there were 100 MPs present. No reason. No decision. Just personal will.
Instead of leading the session, Dehari organized meetings outside it. Consultations that brought no solution – only procrastination.
On April 19, after a failed round, Dehari declared a 15-minute break. But the break had no justification – nor an end.
He allowed discussions outside the agenda, extra time for the party he comes from – the Vetevendosje Movement. Without agreement, without equality, in clear violation of the rules. But, the same standard was not applied to other parties.
On May 1. Dehari proposed a secret ballot. Without approval. Without a properly represented committee. Without any basis in the Rules of Procedure.
Even after the Constitutional Court, in case KO124/25, clearly determined that the constitutive session must be concluded according to the Constitution, the Rules of Procedure and the current parliamentary practice for the constitution of the Assembly of the Republic of Kosovo. Dehari, again, continued with the violation: He asked for names for a secret ballot committee that he himself had no right to propose.
For 29 consecutive times, Avni Dehari has refused to vote for Speaker of the Assembly. He has interrupted sessions. He has avoided order. He has prevented the Assembly from resuming.
A technical position turned into a political weapon. The Assembly cannot be held hostage. The Constitution cannot be used as a pretext for violations. The role of the Speaker is technical – not political.
Procrastination is not a solution – it is a violation. /Oath for Justice