The parliament of Kosovo It has failed today, for the 30th time, to elect a president, a fact that is blocking the formation of a new government, four months after the February 9 parliamentary elections.
In the parliamentary elections in Kosovo, the ruling center -left vetevendosje (“self -determination” – VV) was the first party. However, the party of outgoing Prime Minister Albin Kurtis, securing only 48 seats in a total of 120, has no majority in parliament and has failed to find government partners.
Due to this situation, the parliament that emerged from the election meets every two days and, each time, is unable to elect or its chairman. The law stipulates that parliamentary meetings will continue every 48 hours until the election of the person who will take over the chairman of the parliament.
Without the President of Parliament, a government cannot be formed in this former Serbian province that declared its independence in 2008 – which is not recognized by Belgrade.
The outgoing prime minister in favor of the election of former Minister of Justice Alboulena Haxiou. But opposition parties refuse to participate in the vote and therefore the 61 votes required for the election of president are not gathered.
In front of the impasse, the leader of the Democratic Union of Kosovo (LDK), Lumir Abdixikou, proposed the formation of a transitional government of national unity. “There is no operational parliament, no functional government, no legal representation,” he commented.
The meeting of Parliament, which began on April 15, can only be terminated after the president of the House, the three Vice -Presidents and the representatives of the parliamentary groups is elected. Theoretically, this means that the process can continue indefinitely.