Kosovo's acting Prime Minister, Albin Kurti, has called for the launch of concrete discussions between political parties on the name of the next president, with the aim of avoiding another second round of elections.
Kurti stated on Friday that parties should move from general discussions to specific names of candidates.
"We need to start talking about names, because we are wasting a lot of time, but we lose the most by going to the elections," he said.
According to Kurti, the next president should be a consensual, inclusive figure with the broadest possible support in the Assembly and among citizens.
He announced that the night before, he had sent a request for a meeting to the leaders of PDK, LDK, and AAK, with the aim of discussing the election of the president.
"We want to agree on this in advance in order to avoid elections," Kurti said.
The acting Prime Minister assessed that in Kosovo there are dozens of personalities from academic, political and social life, including figures who have contributed to the war and state-building, who could be considered for the position of president.
Kurti's statements come a day after the LDK announced its withdrawal from negotiations with the LVV on the distribution of institutional positions. The LDK has stated that it is not seeking any position, but is ready to vote for a non-partisan candidate for president.
Meanwhile, the institutional crisis continues in the Kosovo Assembly. PDK and AAK remained in the Assembly hall on Friday, demanding the continuation of the constitutive session of the new legislature.
PDK Chairman Bedri Hamza has accused LVV of violating the constitutional deadline.
"The LVV has crossed a line that they should never have crossed. They have deliberately violated the constitutional deadline for the constitution of the Assembly," said Hamza.
On the other hand, the Vetëvendosje Movement insists that before continuing the procedures for the constitution of the Assembly, a political agreement must be reached for the next president.
The political crisis has returned after the June 7 elections, which produced this composition of the Assembly: LVV with 53 deputies, PDK with 22, LDK with 18 and AAK with seven deputies.
The LVV has the necessary numbers to constitute the Assembly and form the new Government, also counting the votes of the deputies of the non-majority communities. However, the presence of at least 80 deputies in the 120-seat chamber is required to elect the president.
If the parties do not reach an agreement, Kosovo risks facing new elections again.
