The European Union says it is aware of Sunday’s votes that led to the constitution of Kosovo’s Assembly and the formation of a new government, but stressed that it is up to Kosovo’s Constitutional Court to determine whether the process complied with the country’s Constitution.
The European Commission said it was also aware that a request had been submitted to the Constitutional Court challenging the constitutionality of the decisions. According to the EU, the matter should now be assessed by the country’s highest judicial institution.
The EU also emphasized that Kosovo needs fully functioning and consolidated institutions to move forward with reforms and advance its path toward European integration, including commitments under the Western Balkans Growth Plan.
During Sunday’s constitutive session, the Assembly elected several deputy speakers, including representatives from the Democratic League of Kosovo, the Serbian community and other non-majority communities. Assembly Speaker Albulena Haxhiu subsequently declared the legislature constituted despite the absence of a deputy speaker from the Democratic Party of Kosovo, the country’s second-largest political force.
Several hours later, lawmakers held an extraordinary session and approved a new government led by Albin Kurti. The session was boycotted by PDK, LDK and the Alliance, while only lawmakers from Kurti’s Vetëvendosje Movement and non-majority communities participated in the vote.
The dispute had already escalated after PDK withdrew Vlora Çitaku’s candidacy for deputy speaker. The party had initially nominated her after LVV failed to support her candidacy during an earlier Assembly session.
LVV later said it would back Çitaku, but PDK did not participate in Sunday’s proceedings.
The Assembly had previously elected an LVV deputy speaker on September 11, while Haxhiu was elected speaker during an earlier session on September 9.
PDK Challenges the Process
Following the constitution of the Assembly and the approval of the new government, PDK turned to the Constitutional Court, asking it to impose an interim measure on the newly formed legislature while examining whether the constitution process complied with the Constitution.
PDK lawmakers Arian Tahiri and Përparim Gruda, together with lawyer Faton Fetahu, submitted the party’s request on Monday morning.
After filing the complaint, Tahiri said the party considered an interim measure necessary to prevent potential legal and institutional complications while the court reviews the case.
PDK argues that Vetëvendosje violated the constitutional 30-day deadline for constituting the Assembly, as well as the procedure requiring sessions to be called every 48 hours until the legislature is constituted.
A Constitutional Court ruling issued last year established that the Assembly must be constituted within 30 days of the certification of election results. According to PDK, that deadline expired on August 7, 2026.
The Constitutional Court is now expected to determine whether the process followed by Kosovo’s institutions was in line with the country’s constitutional framework.
