On 26 July 2025, the last, 54th attempt to elect the leadership of the parliament (Kuvend) in Kosovo ended, but MPs again failed to form it – even before the end of the 30-day deadline set by the Constitutional Court, the Albanian service of Radio Liberty reported.
MPs failed to elect a parliamentary president and deputies, thus violating the 30-day deadline set by the Constitutional Court for completing the formation of the legislature
In its ruling of 24 July, the court imposed a temporary ban on any actions of the MPs related to the formation of the parliament. This ban comes into effect from 27 July and will last until 8 August.
The Court upheld the interim measure because it is currently considering two pending parliamentary formation cases initiated by the Democratic Party of Kosovo and the Democratic Union of Kosovo.
Kosovo’s civil society organisations called on MPs hours before the session to “seize the last chance to form parliament”.
Kosovo’s parliament has met 54 times since 15 April in an attempt to form and elect a president, but has failed to muster the necessary 61-vote majority.
“The “stalemate” in the parliamentary formation process is linked to the refusal of the leading Albanian parties to support the Self-Determination Movement’s candidate for the presidency, Albulena Hadžija. Therefore, from 1 May, the presiding officer began proposing a secret ballot, but parties previously in opposition are opposed.
The Self-Determination movement won the parliamentary elections in February, but did not receive enough votes to form new institutions on its own.
The leader of the Social Democratic Initiative, Fatmir Limai, on whose support Self-Determination was counting most, said after the session ended that he would wait for the Constitutional Court’s decision.