The President of Kosovo, Vjosa Osmani, on Tuesday nominated the candidate proposed by the Vetëvendosje Movement, Glauk Konjufca, as the country’s new prime minister.
Osmani stated that her decision is in accordance with three rulings of the Constitutional Court.
“In line with the Constitution and all rulings of the Constitutional Court, I have nominated Mr. Glauk Konjufca as another candidate for prime minister, as clearly required and defined by Article 95, paragraph 4, as well as by the practice of the Constitutional Court itself,” said Osmani.
She emphasized that the Constitution of Kosovo obliges the president to appoint a second nominee if the first attempt to form a government fails.
“The Constitution does not say ‘may appoint,’ it says ‘appoints another candidate’ if the first one fails. The language used in the Constitution is obligatory, meaning it requires the president to appoint a second nominee,” Osmani explained.
Osmani added that after her meeting with Vetëvendosje and Glauk Konjufca, they convinced her that they have full confidence they can secure the necessary votes.
“Vetëvendosje and Glauk Konjufca, with whom I just concluded a meeting, have full confidence that they can reach the required number of votes. It is their task to secure those votes, while my duty is to be convinced that they have a realistic chance — and they have convinced me, as required by the Constitutional Court’s ruling. If there had been no proposal at all, the situation would have been completely different,” Osmani added.
Following his nomination by the president, Konjufca now has 15 days to present his new cabinet before the Assembly of Kosovo, which must receive at least 61 votes in favor for approval.