After setting October 12 as the date for regular local elections, the possibility of holding extraordinary parliamentary elections on the same day still remains open.
This was stated by Eugen Cakolli from the Kosovo Democratic Institute (KDI), who explained three constitutional paths that could lead to this scenario.
According to him, for each of these constitutional options, the constitution of the Kosovo Assembly is initially necessary, a process that is currently blocked.
The sessions for the constitution could continue every 48 hours until September.
The three options for early parliamentary elections
Dissolution of the Assembly by decision of the deputies
This option foresees that after the constitution of the Assembly, the deputies vote on its dissolution with a minimum of 80 votes.
After this, the President of Kosovo has up to 10 days to set the date for the elections, which are held 30 to 45 days after the announcement.
To match the date with the local elections on October 12, the dissolution of the Assembly should occur in the period August 18 - September 2, while the announcement of the election date should be made between August 28 and September 12.
Cakolli emphasizes that by then there could be up to 42 failed sessions, if they are held every 48 hours.
Failure to form a government within 60 days
This mechanism provides that after the constitution of the Assembly, the President mandates the candidate for Prime Minister, and if the Government fails to be formed within 60 days, the dissolution of the Assembly occurs automatically.
Even in this case, elections are announced within 10 days and held 30-45 days later.
In order to hold the elections on October 12, the automatic distribution must occur no later than September 2, while the mandate of the candidate for Prime Minister must occur no later than July 4.
In this scenario, up to 12 failed sessions could be held by that deadline.
Double failure to form a government
According to this scenario, after the constitution of the Assembly, the President mandates the candidate for Prime Minister, who has 15 days to secure 61 votes.
If he fails, the President has 10 days to mandate another candidate, who also has 15 days to gain the confidence of the Assembly. In the event of a double failure, the President calls elections, which are held within 40 days.
For elections on October 12, they must be announced no later than September 2, while the Assembly must be constituted no later than July 23. In this case, there may be up to 21 failed sessions until the deadlines are met.
Currently, the process of constituting the Assembly is facing blockages. Today, the 29th consecutive session for its constitution failed, while the next one has been called for Wednesday.
