Deadlock after deadlock
The saga of Kosovo’s unformed governing bodies continues.
The institutional deadlock has now entered unclear constitutional territory.
Experiences from last summer show that the deadlock in the Assembly can last for weeks and, when the parties do not reach an agreement, the Constitutional Court's interpretation of the exceeded 30-day deadline may also be required.
At its core, the current deadlock stems from a clash between two legally separate processes: the Assembly's constitution and the president's election.
The ambiguity that has engulfed the process of constituting the Assembly and electing the new president has created significant constitutional confusion around the legitimacy of VV holding the executive positions.
If this position remains vacant, the constitutional ambiguity in which the country finds itself deepens even further.
Reita Demi
Reita Demi is a copy editor and translator of the Albanian language at K2.0. She holds a master’s degree in Journalism and Public Relations from the University of Prishtina. She also studied English Language and Literature at AAB College.
This story was originally written in Albanian.