Flora Brovina, MP from the Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK), who chaired the constitutive session of the Kosovo Assembly, told RTV21 that the session would not resume this week as preparations will be finalized next week. Brovina also suggested that the opposition bloc consisting of the Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK), the Alliance for the Future of Kosovo (AAK) and the Initiative for Kosovo (NISMA) should not become nervous.

Leaders of the Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK),  Alliance for the Future of Kosovo (AAK) and Initiative for Kosovo (NISMA)  met today to discuss the preparations for the Kosovo Assembly session, where the speaker of the Assembly is expected to be elected.

Ramush Haradinaj, leader of the Alliance for the Future of Kosovo, said after this meeting that if the Assembly session is not called for this week, then they will manage to call the session on their own, by collecting 40 signatures of the deputies.

“There is a very clear tendency to force us into entering negotiations with Thaci and the Democratic Party of Kosovo. There is a tendency to keep one part of the power at any cost,” Ramush Haradinaj, leader of the Alliance for the Future of Kosovo (AAK), says in an interview for Radio Free Europe. Haradinaj also argues that the opposition coalition (LDK-AAK-NISMA) will not make any compromise with the PDK, “despite the fact that the decision of the Constitutional Court tries to force political parties to talk with the PDK”.

The opposition coalition of the Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK), the Alliance for the Future of Kosovo (AAK) and the Initiative for Kosovo (NISMA) issued a press release today saying that the ruling of the Constitutional Court has paved the way for them to establish new institutions. “The court’s decision, points 126 and 127 in particular, provides for the right and constitutional obligation of assembly members to find a way to elect the President of the Assembly with the majority of votes.

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.

On 21 August, the Constitutional Court will hold the hearing session regarding the submitted appeal of the Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK), which contests the constitutive session of the assembly held on 17 July. PDK has chosen Arsim Bajrami, Professor of the Constitutional Right, as its representative.

Partners of the coalition block LDK-AAK-NISMA, announced a few days ago that deputy Vjosa Osmani will be representing them at the hearing session of the Constitutional Court.

In an interview for Express, Burim Ramadani, Secretary General of the Alliance for the Future of Kosovo (AAK), recalls that the previous government had promised to turn Kosovo into Silicon Valley, "but PDK leader Hashim Thaci and his party have instead turned the country into a valley of extremisms".

Avdullah Hoti, member of the presidency of the Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK), said his party would not join a coalition government with the Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK). Hoti’s statement comes after PDK senior official Rrustem Mustafa told Epoka e Re daily newspaper that a PDK-LDK coalition would be functionalized in the next couple of days. “He (Rrustem Mustafa) is expressing only his wish. The LDK-AAK-NISMA coalition will form the government, without the PDK. This is a done deal,” Hoti told the paper today.

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.