PRISTINA – Kosovo’s parliament re-elected Albin Kurti as Prime Minister on 13 September, after his party Vetëvendosje came first in June elections. Kurti was elected with 62 votes in the 120-seat parliament, it was reported by Reuters.
“This mandate is about strongly restoring security and prosperity for citizens. The repeated elections have only interrupted the same government from governing”, Kurti stated.
According to Albin Kurti, obtaining EU candidate status for Kosovo remains “the main objective and the top strategic priority” of his cabinet.
In late August, Kurti reached a deal with the opposition Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK), which has 18 MPs, to back law professor Bekim Sejdiu as the new president. A day later, six LDK lawmakers said they would not respect their leader’s decision.
It remains unclear when the presidential vote will take place. If parliament fails to elect a new president, Kosovo would have to hold another snap election, the fourth in only two years.
Two opposition parties, the Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK) and the Alliance, boycotted the session and said they would ask the Constitutional Court whether the law was violated when parliament was constituted. LDK also did not take part in the voting of the new government.
