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New elections in Kosovo/ Albulena Haxhiu gathers political party leaders tomorrow to set the date
2026-04-29 21:48:01 / KOSOVA
Acting President Albulena Haxhiu will hold a consultative meeting with political parties on Thursday, April 30, on the date of new elections.
The meeting will be held at 3:00 PM and all political parties have been invited.
The Vice President of the Democratic Party of Kosovo, Vlora Çitaku, confirmed to Radio Free Europe that the party leader, Bedri Hamza, will participate in this meeting.
Jehona Lushaku-Sadriu will participate from the Democratic League of Kosovo, LDK spokesperson Besian Mustafa told REL.
Meanwhile, Kushtrim Xhemajli, spokesman for the Alliance for the Future of Kosovo, confirmed to Radio Free Europe that Ardian Gjini will participate in the meeting.
Positions of political representatives of non-majority communities
Representatives of non-majority communities expressed their willingness to participate in the meeting called by Haxhiu and at the same time indicated their preferences for the election date.
Emilija Rexhepi from the New Democratic Party told REL that she will be present at the meeting.
"For the date, according to the law, May 31 or June 7. It's the same for us," she said.
The leader of the Party for Freedom, Justice and Survival, Nenad Rašić, also confirmed to REL that he will participate in the meeting.
"Yes, I will attend the meeting tomorrow with Mrs. Haxhiu. For us, the most suitable election date would be sometime in February 2030, but nevertheless, I understand that the only possible date is June 7," he said.
Positions of political representatives of non-majority communities
Representatives of non-majority communities expressed their willingness to participate in the meeting called by Haxhiu and at the same time indicated their preferences for the election date.
Emilija Rexhepi from the New Democratic Party told REL that she will be present at the meeting.
"For the date, according to the law, May 31 or June 7. It's the same for us," she said.
The leader of the Party for Freedom, Justice and Survival, Nenad Rašić, also confirmed to REL that he will participate in the meeting.
"Yes, I will attend the meeting tomorrow with Mrs. Haxhiu. For us, the most suitable election date would be sometime in February 2030, but nevertheless, I understand that the only possible date is June 7," he said.
Elbert Krasniqi from the New Democratic Initiative of Kosovo also confirmed his participation in the meeting, while he said that his party has no preference regarding the date, but "whenever is appropriate for organization."
The leader of the Progressive Roma Movement of Kosovo, Erxhan Galushi, said that the most suitable date "not only for me but also for other MPs will be the last possible date according to the constitutional deadlines, which is supposed to be June 7th."
Rasim Demiri from the Vakat coalition, meanwhile, will be present at the meeting with other political parties, said Bahrim Shabani from this coalition.
"Regarding the election date, it is not a problem for us, the sooner the better. We consider that precious time has been lost and it is in the interest of the citizens and the state that the institutions be formed as soon as possible," said Shabani.
Artan Asllani from the Social Democratic Party of Ashaklinja has no preference for a date either, who said that whatever date is decided, they are ready to run in the elections, while confirming that he will be present at Thursday's meeting.
For Veton Berisha from the Egyptian Liberal Party, the preferred date is June 7, as he also confirmed his participation in the April 30 meeting.
Radio Free Europe has also sent questions to political representatives of other parties from non-majority communities and is awaiting responses.
This meeting comes after on April 28, the Kosovo Assembly failed to elect the country's new president within the constitutional deadline set in the Constitutional Court's March 25 ruling.
The ruling Vetëvendosje Movement on the evening of April 27 withdrew its two preliminary candidacies for president, Glauk Konjufca and Fatmire Mulhaxha Kollçaku, and proposed two human rights activists, Feride Rushiti and Hatixhe Hoxha, for the position of president.
But, in the session that began on the evening of April 27 and continued until midnight on April 28, the opposition parties did not participate, making it impossible to have a quorum for the election of the new president.
According to the Constitutional Court's ruling, the Assembly was dissolved and now Kosovo must hold elections within 45 days.
Haxhiu has ten days to set the date for the elections. The two dates for holding the elections are May 31 and June 7.
Meanwhile, after a meeting with the acting president of Kosovo, Albulena Haxhiu, the head of the Central Election Commission, Kreshnik Radoniqi, said on Wednesday that this institution prefers June 7 as the election date, as the CEC needs as much time as possible to organize the voting.
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