Kosovo Assembly President Kadri Veseli said in a press conference that opposition parties must reflect and return to the Assembly. He said that the Assembly would not be stopped by threats coming from the opposition or teargas canisters. Veseli argued that “the minority opposition was misusing the Assembly and that their arguments are ungrounded”. “The Assembly is the place to express disagreements and dissatisfaction in democratic fashion but not through violence. There is a democratically-elected parliamentarian majority and we will not give up on it. The opposition’s claims that it is acting in the name of the people, without asking the people, is a non-democratic claim and constitutes a threat to Kosovo’s constitutional order. The Assembly of Kosovo is not responsible for the current situation and we are well aware that a solution cannot be found in the Assembly alone. I call on all political, moral and institutional stakeholders to contribute to finding a way out of this situation and to ensure the normal functioning of institutions. As President of the Assembly, together with the Assembly Presidency, we will use all my authority to ensure the normal work of the institutions. To this extent, we will continue our efforts to communicate with the opposition so that the Constitution, laws and the regulation of the Assembly are respected. We are also determined to take all necessary measures, in compliance with the regulation of the Assembly, to ensure the normal and democratic course of our work in the Assembly. This is our constitutional obligation,” Veseli told reporters.