Clashes in the last hours, VV asks for three names, LDK urges them to declare for Vjosa Osmani
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Express newspaper
26/04/2026 22:28
April 28 is the date when the constitutional deadline for the Kosovo Assembly to elect a President ends; if it fails, the country automatically goes to extraordinary parliamentary elections, based on the ruling of the Constitutional Court.
On April 4, the ruling party Vetevendosje Movement failed to elect the President, as it did not have the required 80 MPs in the chamber to complete the first and second rounds, then in the third round a simple majority is needed to vote for the President.
After that, Vjosa Osmani issued a decree from the president’s office dissolving the Assembly, but the Vetëvendosje Movement asked the Constitutional Court about this, which gave 34 days to elect the President.
This time passes, on Tuesday – as developments have intensified in recent days.
On Friday, April 24, Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti released a video recording accusing the two opposition parties, the Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK), and the Democratic League of Kosovo (PDK), of “blocking the election of the President,” according to Kurti.
Kurti had metaphorically said that PDK and LDK did not have the signatures “even to apply for President”, referring to the 30 signature procedure to be a presidential candidate.
“The people didn’t give it to you, brother,” Kurti had said, reinforcing the accusations against the opposition. He added that “PDK and LDK are behaving like Fatmir Limaj,” referring to the meetings Kurti had with the leader of the Social Democratic Initiative during the 2025 blockade – which resulted in no success in reaching an agreement.
But, despite Kurti declaring that PDK and LDK will not have numbers, on Saturday, April 25, the Vetëvendosje Movement came up with a new proposal, asking PDK and LDK to nominate three non-partisan names and elect one of them as President.
That same day, LDK leader Lumir Abdixiku responded to the proposal, saying that “they can nominate Vjosa Osmani if LVV has 66 votes for him.”
“LDK has 15 votes, VV needs 66,” Abdixiku had said.
Although Albin Kurti has not responded to this counter-proposal by the LDK, exponents of this political entity believe that Vjosa Osmani does not meet the criteria that the LVV had in mind when requesting non-partisan names.
The last to react is the head of the LVV Parliamentary Group, Arbërie Nagavci, who stated that “they are still waiting for concrete names from the two opposition parties.”
“Due to the gravity of the situation and the importance of the deadlines, we remain awaiting concrete proposals tonight, and we once again invite PDK and LDK to contribute to overcoming the situation by proposing 3 names, and to make available the signatures of all their MPs and put an end to the crisis and offer citizens the institutional stability that the country deserves,” Nagavci wrote on Facebook on Sunday, April 26.
But, two LDK MPs, Jehona Lushaku and Besian Mustafa, asked the government on Sunday if they have 66 votes for Vjosa Osmani.
Earlier, another LDK MP, Avdullah Hoti, reacted, saying that these are two crucial days, where either the President is elected or the mandate is returned to the MPs. /Express newspaper
