How long will it take to establish Kosovo’s institutions?

Vetevendosje Movement’s insistence – as the winning party of the Parliamentary elections on February 9 – to form the government only with non-majority communities, as well as the blockade by other parties against Albin Kurti’s party, is expected to delay the Assembly’s constitution and the Government’s establishment, CE Report quotes Kosova Press.

According to political analysts, the preliminary election results have created uncertainty regarding the new composition of the legislature and the numbers needed to form the executive—whether Vetëvendosje can do so alone or if a broad coalition of opposition parties, including PDK, LDK, AAK-Nisma, along with non-majority communities, will take shape.

Based on this, analysts suggest that the formation of the government will be delayed due to extensive calculations on how and by whom the government can be formed. Additionally, delays in vote counting and the official certification of the elections are also expected to cause postponements in forming the new government.

According to the preliminary results of the Central Election Commission (CEC), with 99.72 per cent of votes counted, the Vetevendosje Movement has won 40.84 per cent or 341,672 votes. The Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK) ranks second with 22.15 per cent or 184,499 votes, while the Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK) is third with 17.59 per cent or 147,827 votes. The AAK-NISMA-Conservatives-Intellectuals-Ideal coalition ranks fourth with 7.47 per cent or 62,309 votes.

Based on these results, political analyst Artan Muhaxhiri told KosovaPress that forming the government will take time, as Vetevendosje, even with votes from the diaspora, will struggle to secure over 50 deputies and form the executive solely with minority communities, excluding the Serbian List.