The President of Kosovo, Vjosa Osmani, held a meeting on Friday with the leader of the Social Democratic Initiative, Fatmir Limaj, shortly before Saturday's parliamentary session to constitute the Assembly of Kosovo.
So far, 48 attempts have proven unsuccessful.
"This meeting comes on the eve of the end of the constitutional deadline set by the Constitutional Court's Judgment in case KO124/25, which obliges MPs to constitute the Assembly within 30 days, specifically by July 26," it was stated in a statement issued by the Presidency.
The parties met a day after Social Democratic Initiative MP Xhevahire Izmaku said she expects the party's chairman, Fatmir Limaj, to meet with the leader of the Vetëvendosje Movement, Albin Kurti, for a possible agreement at the weekend.
"We expect that there will be a positive epilogue at the weekend, so we hope that these talks, which have continued for months, will produce results and Kosovo will have institutions," Izmaku told reporters.
According to her, the topic of the talks is for Limaj to be a candidate for Speaker of the Parliament, adding that "finally someone is rising above personal and party egos, and it seems that this will be Mr. Limaj, because from the beginning he has changed the discourse in this country."
Osmani has warned that he will address the Constitutional Court next week if the Kosovo Assembly is not constituted within these days.
The Constitutional Court has set July 26 as the deadline for constitution, it has not provided further details on what happens next if the parties do not reach an agreement by then.
President Osmani was quoted as saying that the implementation of this judgment is a clear constitutional obligation and emphasized the importance of all citizens' representatives acting in a spirit of cooperation and trust, with the aim of reaching a solution as soon as possible for the constitution of the Assembly.
The situation is blocked after the Democratic Party of Kosovo, the Democratic League of Kosovo, the Alliance for the Future of Kosovo and the Serbian List - the largest Serb party in Kosovo - refuse to propose a candidate for the formation of a secret ballot commission, arguing that the method of changing the voting by the chairman of the session, Avni Dehari, is unconstitutional.
The Vetëvendosje Movement, the party that won the most votes in the elections, is demanding that Albulena Haxhiu – proposed for Speaker of Parliament – be voted on only once through secret ballot and if she does not secure the necessary 61 votes, she will withdraw from the race.
She has not secured the necessary votes in several consecutive sessions that have been held with open voting. For some parties, she is a divisive and unacceptable figure.
Members of civil society have protested several times in front of the Parliament building, calling MPs to account./ REL (A2 Televizion)
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