Acting Minister of Agriculture, Faton Peci, has reacted after the failure of the constitutive session of the Kosovo Assembly.

Peci, in his reaction, says that the opposition abandoned the consultative meeting, reports Telegrafi.

"Recidivists in mistakes! After denying mandates and blocking the first session of the Assembly, the opposition abandoned the consultative meeting, they failed again in the second attempt to contribute to an institutional solution," he stressed.

Furthermore, he added that with this recidivist behavior, the opposition is preventing further progress in establishing new institutions.

"Kosovo's opposition is sliding deeper and deeper into the spiral of blocking institutions," he wrote. /Telegrafi/

Acting Minister of Justice, Albulena Haxhiu, has stated that the Vetëvendosje Movement has sufficient votes to form new institutions, but has underlined the importance of holding consultations to find a solution that would enable the unblocking of the process of constituting the Kosovo Assembly.

After the session was adjourned on Thursday by chair Avni Dehari, Haxhiu stated that the lack of consensus during the consultative meeting was the main obstacle to moving forward in this process.

"The chairperson adjourned the session due to the lack of consensus in the consultative meeting. The letter sent by the president to the chairperson requests a solution to avoid blocking the constitution, and this requires consultations. We cannot reach a solution without such a process," she stressed.

Haxhiu confirmed Vetëvendosje's readiness to contribute to any solution that would help overcome the impasse.

"As a political party, we are committed to correcting the wrong decision of the Assembly. We have full will to do this, but it is necessary to determine the most appropriate way to achieve it," Haxhiu added.

The leader of the Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK), Memli Krasniqi, said that LVV usurped a constitutional and legal right of elected deputies.

After the closing of the constitutive session, he said that the LVV, which emerged victorious in the February elections, had organized a scenario to usurp the legislative body.

"You, the media and the citizens, witnessed that the party that came out first usurped a Constitutional right to obstruct the course of the session. They had a scenario in an organized manner. Here is the scenario. Today there was a party usurpation of the Kosovo institution," he said.

Krasniqi further invited the LVV not to hold the country's institutions hostage, reports the Telegraph.

"It's not that these don't have a majority, but they're not even close to a majority," he said, referring to the LVV. /Telegraph/

The Chairman of the Democratic League of Kosovo, Lumir Abdixhiku, said that the citizens of Kosovo now have a very clear idea of ​​who are blocking the constitutive session.

He said that the chairman interrupted the session even though there was a quorum and conditions to vote on the report of the Temporary Committee for the Verification of the Mandate of Deputies.

"The chairman of the constitutive session, who happens to be the oldest and happens to be from the leading party, unjustly and against constitutional practice interrupted today's session even though there was a sufficient quorum and conditions for voting on the report of the Verification Commission," he said.

The constitutive session of the Kosovo Assembly has failed again.

The Speaker of the Assembly, Avni Dehari, said that there were representatives of political parties who abandoned the consultations and as a result there was no compromise.

"The session will continue within 48 hours, on April 19 at 12:00, with the hope that there will be agreement by then," said Dehari.

Acting Minister of Justice, Albulena Haxhiu, criticized the political entities LDK, PDK and AAK for attempting to block the constitution of the Assembly.

Haxhiu said that their stance is surprising, reports Telegrafi.

"We were at a consultative meeting and it is surprising to hear their positions. The LDK stated that the chairman has no right to call a consultative meeting. The AAK stated that we should continue where we left off, but we cannot move forward with an oath, as long as the mandate of the deputies has not yet been verified. On the other hand, the next surprise was the position of the PDK, which demanded our resignation. I don't understand what is expected anymore — should we go out into the street to make it clear that the resignation has already been given?", said Haxhiu.

She added that "in these circumstances, we do not have clarity on how to proceed. There are clear tendencies to block the constitution of the Assembly." /Telegrafi/

Time Kadrijaj from the Alliance for the Future of Kosovo, in a statement to the media, said that the session should continue where it left off and not form an Ad hoc Commission again.

She said that no additional consultations should be called, but that the session should continue where it left off.

"... there was an Ad hoc committee that completed its work, the report was brought to the Assembly, it was necessary to continue where the process left off...", she said.

Doarsa Kica-Xhelili from LDK said that this is an unprecedented case, as the chair of the session does not have the right to invite party actors to a consultative meeting at this stage. 

She told the media that what needs to be done at this stage is to put the report to a revote.

"What the chairman just did is unprecedented... the chairman has no right to invite the actors in this case. What I can do is put the report to a re-vote. LDK representatives went to discuss this issue. There is no need to invite political parties at this stage," she said.

Furthermore, our position does not change and the only unprecedented way is how they behave with the rules of the Kosovo Assembly.

Meanwhile, Hykmete Bajrami from this party said that they did not discuss anything in this consultation meeting.

"Because Dehari has no right to call members of political parties for consultation," she said.

The constitutive session of the Kosovo Assembly has begun.

The chairman of the constitutive session of the 9th legislature, Avni Dehari, at the beginning of the session called together representatives of political parties for consultation.

"I invite representatives of political parties to consult, so that we do not commit any violation of the Constitution," he said.

PDK Chairman Memli Krasniqi has said that PDK will not vote on the report on the verification of MPs' mandates either.

He said that in the absence of circumstances and the continuation of the same context, PDK maintains the same position.

"It's the same session, but it's its continuation. In the absence of circumstances and continuation of context, the stance continues to be the same," he said.

The Chairman of the Social Democratic Initiative, Fatmir Limaj, said today that he hopes that the Kosovo Assembly will be constituted according to procedures.

He made this statement while heading to the Kosovo Assembly building.

Asked by journalists if he had reached any agreement with the Vetëvendosje Movement, he did not confirm such a thing.

"I hope that the Assembly will be constituted according to procedures...", Limaj said.

The leader of the Alliance for the Future of Kosovo (AAK), Ramush Haradinaj, said he hopes that "the issue of resignations will be resolved" while emphasizing how AAK is interested in the constitution of the Assembly. But he said that they cannot vote for "legal violations."

He said that it is good that the legal deadlines, 48 ​​hours of continuation, have been respected.

"It is good that the legal deadlines have been respected, 48 hours of continuation. I hope that the issue of resignations will be resolved and we will be able to continue. As an alliance, we support the constitution of the assembly, but we dare not vote for legal violations," said Haradinaj before the continuation of the constitutive session.

The leader of the LDK, Lumir Abdixhiku, has declared that they will not vote on the report on the verification of the deputy's mandate.

Abdixhiku declared that they cannot violate the Constitution.

"Unchangeable position, We cannot vote for a violation of the Constitution. LDK deputies cannot violate the Constitution. Simple logic, you cannot be both a deputy and a minister. Our position remains the same," the LDK leader told the media.

The session is expected to begin at 12:00. /Telegrafi/

The acting Prime Minister, Albin Kurti, has already entered the Kosovo Assembly where the session for the constitution of the ninth legislature is expected to begin.

He has not revealed to the media whether he has the numbers to constitute the Assembly.

The session on the constitution of the Kosovo Assembly is expected to continue today at 12:00.

LVV MP Arbër Rexhaj stated that they have the numbers to form the Government, while also saying that they now also have the name of the Speaker of Parliament.

However, Rexhaj asserted that it is up to the acting Prime Minister, Albin Kurti, to publish the name of the Speaker of Parliament as well as the composition of the government cabinet.

"The Prime Minister has the name, he will reveal it to the citizens. It is up to him, we do not have any agreement with the Initiative," he said.

The hearing is expected to begin at 12:00 p.m.

Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs, Donika Gërvalla, stated that if the opposition does not block the constitution, they will continue with the procedures.

Asked by journalists if they have any agreements with political entities, she said that this will be seen today.

"It remains to be seen today, everything depends on the will of the opposition. The President has shown you that the constitutive session is not held to block, but in the sense of unblocking. We are assured that the session is continuing," said Gërvalla.

Alliance for the Future MP, Time Kadrijaj, before entering the Parliament hall, declared that they only have red lines for the Vetëvendosje party.

She told the media that they will talk to the MPs about whether they will vote on the report verifying the MP's mandate, since Albin Kurti has not resigned from the post of Prime Minister.

"We have not had discussions with LVV, we have red lines. We do not know who will be the candidate for Speaker of the Assembly," she said.