Adrian Collaku writes in an opinion piece for the news website that in all the recent developments in Kosovo there is one thing that has not been debated and that is lessons that should be drawn and immediate need for changing the governance system and, as a result, the Constitution of Kosovo.
One thing that has become evident in face of the current political stalemate is that Constitution of Kosovo is very unclear and although its authors have taken pride in it being a modern and functional legal act, it turns out it has not been drafted in the spirit of parliamentary democracy. According to the Constitutional Court, it is irrelevant whether there is a parliamentary majority in the Assembly which, Collaku notes, is in conflict to the concept of democracy. Even if a decision to form a technical government is taken or new elections are announced, political leaders need to urgently begin work on changing the Constitution, advises Collaku. The system of governance also needs to be changed, he adds and Kosovo should move from a purely parliamentary system into a combination of parliamentary and presidential. Kosovo needs to have a powerful president who would be directly elected by the people. Next, Kosovo should change its electoral system and move into one of majority which would automatically lead to the creation of political blocs which would much easier form a government. And finally, division of powers should be reviewed so that there can be no abuse of either as has been the case during Hashim Thaci’s governance when executive branch of power had control over the legislative and judicial aspects.
