The inability of the ruling coalition to conclude issues such as the border demarcation with Montenegro – a requirement for visa liberalisation – and delays in meeting certain obligations from dialogue with Serbia and the inability to form the Armed Forces could take Kosovo to early elections next spring. Kosovo Prime Minister, Isa Mustafa, who is also the leader of the Democratic League of Kosovo, is opposing the idea of early elections.

The German Ambassador to Kosovo, Angelika Viets, said today in Pristina that parliamentary elections in Kosovo should be held according to the timetable in 2018 and that if elections are not held then Kosovo would lag behind in all reforms and areas. Viets made these remarks during the launch of an EU and German-backed project on strengthening policy and legislation development.

The Alliance for the Future of Kosovo (AAK) has welcomed the proposal of the German Ambassador to Kosovo Angelika Viets for the creation of a mediating commission that would be led by the president of Kosovo or someone acceptable for all sides in an effort to resolve the current political crisis. The AAK would be willing to agree to such a commission if it determines that this could take Kosovo out of the crisis and towards extraordinary elections.