Kosovo Deadlocked as MPs Fail Again to Elect Speaker

The Kosovo Assembly failed on Friday the 20th of an attempt to adopt the decisions necessary for the full functioning of the legislature after elections in February.

Kosovo deadlocked as MPs fail again to elect speaker

Kosovo lawmakers on Friday failed for the 20th time to elect a new parliamentary speaker leaving the Balkan nation in political deadlock that could plunge it into a deep crisis. Political life has been at a standstill since February 9 elections, in which Prime Minister Albin Kurti’s Self-Determination (VV) party win only 48 out of 120 seats, insufficient to form a majority government. Opposition parties have, since mid-April, refused to vote for…

The Kosovo Parliament failed Friday to elect its 20th president, the opposition parties renouncing the previous nomination of the party in power, the situation that holds the blockade...

The twentieth attempt to convene a new assembly in Kosovo failed today after a quorum was not reached, Kosovo media reported. More than three months after the parliamentary elections, Kosovo is still without a speaker of the parliament and a new government. The next attempt will be on Sunday.

The session is scheduled to resume on May 25th at 11:00 AM.