The European Union Ambassador to Kosovo, Aivo Orav, said the international community is analyzing the recent decision of Kosovo’s Constitutional Court, while urging political parties to swiftly form new institutions.

“We are currently analyzing it, but of course our hope is that the Assembly will be constituted as soon as possible, and that a fully mandated government will follow quickly,” Orav told reporters on October 1.

A day earlier, the Constitutional Court of Kosovo ruled that the Assembly has not yet been constituted, contrary to claims made in late August by Assembly Speaker Dimal Basha. The Court stated that the Assembly cannot be considered fully constituted without the election of a deputy speaker from the Serb community.

The Court ordered deputies to act in line with constitutional provisions and elect a Serb deputy speaker within 12 days of the ruling. Until then, a temporary measure remains in force, preventing MPs from taking steps toward forming a new government.

The case stemmed from an appeal by the Serb List, the largest Serb party in Kosovo, which argued that Speaker Basha wrongly declared the Assembly constituted without the election of the Serb deputy speaker.

Despite parliamentary elections being held in February, Kosovo still lacks new institutions, as major Albanian parties have failed to reach agreement on moving the process forward.

In those elections, Vetëvendosje came first with 48 seats, followed by the Democratic Party of Kosovo with 24, the Democratic League of Kosovo with 20, the Serb List with nine, and the AAK–Nisma coalition with eight. Eleven seats belong to other minority groups.

International actors have repeatedly called on Kosovo to form its institutions without further delay.