LDK: VV doesn’t have the numbers, it can’t hide behind procedural acrobatics

The Democratic League of Kosovo has said that the failure of the Vetevendosje Movement to elect a speaker of parliament on Saturday in two attempts shows that this party does not have a majority in the Assembly. Commenting on the session in which the report on the verification of mandates of deputies was approved, but the step to elect the speaker of parliament failed, the LDK said that the Vetevendosje Movement cannot hide the lack of numbers “behind procedural acrobatics or parliamentary improvisations.”

In the press statement, the LDK gave its position on 6 points.

According to her, the mandate verification commission paved the way for the constitution after “accepting verbal resignations from members of the Government certified as deputies.”

The second position of the LDK is to “not participate in any process that violates the constitutional order, democratic procedures and parliamentary free will.”

The LDK has also warned of legal action against government officials who, although certified as MPs, have made executive decisions from March 27 onwards.

This party has said that VV has made efforts through pressure and dubious calculations to influence the will of the deputies.

However, despite this, according to the LDK, the reality is that “Vetëvendosje does not have the numbers.” “And this fact cannot be hidden behind procedural acrobatics or parliamentary improvisations,” the LDK said in response.

On the fifth point, the LDK said that any attempt to push forward political agendas without obtaining the minimum 61 votes, “represents an infringement of democracy and a violation of the rules of the parliamentary game.”

Finally, the LDK has said that the country urgently needs institutional stability and full political legitimacy.

“We will not allow the Republic of Kosovo to be blocked for narrow party interests. The only way forward is full respect for the Constitution and the law,” the LDK’s response states.

In two attempts to appoint Albulena Haxhiu as speaker of parliament, 57 MPs voted in favor. A simple majority is required with 61 votes.