{"id":84277,"date":"2026-04-30T15:34:21","date_gmt":"2026-04-30T13:34:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=84277"},"modified":"2026-04-30T18:06:01","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T16:06:01","slug":"kosovo-elections-eu-expresses-regret","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/kosovo-elections-eu-expresses-regret\/","title":{"rendered":"Kosovo Elections: EU Expresses Regret"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"125\" data-end=\"402\">The <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">European Union<\/span><\/span> has expressed regret that political parties in <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Kosovo<\/span><\/span> failed to identify a unifying figure for the position of president, leading the country to organize its third election in less than a year and a half.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"404\" data-end=\"558\">An EU spokesperson told <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Radio Free Europe<\/span><\/span> that the bloc has continuously urged all political actors to ensure institutional stability.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"560\" data-end=\"800\">\u201cIt is urgent for Kosovo to strengthen inter-party dialogue in order to ensure the effective functioning of institutions and to avoid missing opportunities that benefit citizens, including those from the Growth Plan,\u201d the spokesperson said.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"802\" data-end=\"1000\">Members of the Kosovo Assembly failed to elect a new president within the constitutional deadline and, based on the latest ruling of the Constitutional Court, the Assembly was dissolved on April 28.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1002\" data-end=\"1215\">Now, the acting president, <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Albulena Haxhiu<\/span><\/span>, following a meeting with political parties scheduled for today, will have to announce the date of the elections, which must be held within 45 days.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1217\" data-end=\"1288\">There are only two possible dates for the elections: May 31 and June 7.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1290\" data-end=\"1661\">On the night of April 27, the ruling <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Vet\u00ebvendosje<\/span><\/span> party withdrew its two candidates, <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Glauk Konjufca<\/span><\/span> and <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Fatmire Mulhaxha Koll\u00e7aku<\/span><\/span>, and less than an hour later presented two new presidential candidates, both human rights activists: <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Feride Rushiti<\/span><\/span> and <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Hatixhe Hoxha<\/span><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1663\" data-end=\"1860\">However, opposition parties did not attend the plenary session that began on the evening of April 27 and ended at midnight on April 28, which was also the final deadline for electing the president.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1862\" data-end=\"2044\">Prime Minister <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Albin Kurti<\/span><\/span>, who is also leader of Vet\u00ebvendosje, said he had made efforts to reach an agreement with opposition parties, but without success.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2046\" data-end=\"2225\">The <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Democratic Party of Kosovo<\/span><\/span> (PDK) demanded the right to propose its own candidate for president, while being criticized by Vet\u00ebvendosje for a lack of transparency.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2227\" data-end=\"2445\">Meanwhile, the <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Democratic League of Kosovo<\/span><\/span> (LDK) opposed the idea that one party\u2014specifically Vet\u00ebvendosje\u2014should control the three main state institutions: the Government, the Assembly, and the Presidency.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2447\" data-end=\"2763\">Kurti said he had offered the LDK participation in the government or the position of Speaker of Parliament, but the offer was rejected. A similar offer was made to the PDK, but its leader, <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Bedri Hamza<\/span><\/span>, described it as unserious, stating that there had been no formal invitation for talks.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2765\" data-end=\"2973\">Kurti later asked the PDK and LDK to propose three non-partisan candidates for president, offering Vet\u00ebvendosje\u2019s support, but the opposition rejected this idea as well, calling it unserious and unacceptable.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2975\" data-end=\"3130\">The April 28 deadline followed a March 5 session initiated by Vet\u00ebvendosje to vote on Konjufca and Koll\u00e7aku, which was interrupted due to a lack of quorum.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3132\" data-end=\"3393\">A day later, former president <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Vjosa Osmani<\/span><\/span> issued a decree for new elections. 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