In an interview for Radio Free Europe, Vetevendosje MP Visar Ymeri confirmed they have reached an agreement with the coalition bloc between the Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK), Alliance for Future of Kosovo (AAK) and Initiative for Kosovo (NISMA) and this is expected to be signed during the week.
The chairperson of the constitutive session of the Assembly of Kosovo, Flora Brovina, decided during her meeting with the representatives of the Democratic Party of Kosovo and minority parties, to hold the constitutive session of the Assembly, on 12 September, at 10:00 a.m.
The Democratic Party of Kosovo was represented by Enver Hoxhaj, while the opposition coalition and Vetevendosje did not participate, despite Brovina’s invitation.
The session of the Constitutional Court, similar to that of the Assembly of Kosovo
The hearing of the political contest between the coalition block LDK-AAK-NISMA, supported also by Vetevendosje Movement on one side and the Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK) on the other, was held in almost the same manner as the Kosovo Assembly session held on 17 July.
Arsim Bajrami’s four requests to the Constitutional Court
A reliable source in the LDK-AAK-NISMA coalition told Pristina-based Rrokum TV that foreign diplomats, especially Germans, have made it clear to the coalition that they should not yield to Vetevendosje’s terms, especially the condition to lead talks with Belgrade. The diplomats have also said that blocking privatization and the establishment of the association of Serb-majority municipalities should not even be considered. “It was made clear to us that all we can do with regards to the privatization process is to review suspicious cases.” the source said.
The coalition of the Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK), the Alliance for the Future of Kosovo (AAK) and the Initiative for Kosovo (NISMA) said today they will establish a broad-based government but without the Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK). Coalition leaders met in Pristina today to discuss the upcoming session of the Constitutional Court on 21 August on the election of the Assembly Speaker.
Vetevendosje Movement has rebutted reports that the post-election coalition bloc between the Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK), Alliance for the Future of Kosovo (AAK) and Initiative for Kosovo (NISMA), has accepted their conditions for entering the Government.
Vetevendosje said that there have been no meetings with the representatives of the LDK-AAK-NISMA coalition since the inaugural session of the Kosovo Assembly on 17 July. The Movement also added it has not changed its principles presented to the coalition as a condition to join it.
While Vetevendosje’s terms seem to be unacceptable for the opposition bloc, the Serbian List is expected to get a key role in the forming of the new government. Political analysts in Pristina believe that Kosovo will not have strong institutions if any of the political parties try to form the government while relying on the votes of the Serbian List. They also argue that if a broad-based coalition government is not formed, Kosovo should go to new national elections.
LDK MP Arben Gashi told Politiko that new parliamentary elections are not the right solution, “because they would contain a great potential for conflict and clashes between groups and this would be very dangerous for the country”. Gashi said that in order to avoid violent events, the Constitutional Court needs to pave way to the establishment of institutions as quickly as possible. “First we need to wait for the final ruling of the Constitutional Court and then we will make the right decisions,” he added.
Vetevendosje Movement, although the third largest party and known for its firm stances particularly about relations between Kosovo and Serbia, seems to have the decision on whether to send Kosovo to new elections or not in its hands.
“We are always ready for elections now that we have not won yet but even when we win because we think it is too rare to once in four years have elections in a Kosovo which is swarming with all sort of problems”, Kurti said in an interview for Albanian public broadcaster, TVSH.
Decision of the Constitutional Court to temporarily suspend election of Isa Mustafa to the post of Assembly Speaker and to call on the Assembly to refrain from further actions is wrong and shows that the Court is not free from political interference, said Vetevendosje’s Visar Ymeri.