On Friday, Kosovo’s Group for Legal and Political Studies, GLPS, urged political parties represented in parliament to ensure the country’s parliament is constituted within the deadline, noting that any further delay would amount to a serious institutional and constitutional failure.

In a public statement, the Prishtina-based think tank called on the ruling party Vetevendosje, as the election-winning party responsible for nominating the parliamentary speaker, and on all other political parties to complete the parliament’s constitution in line with constitutional obligations.

“Failure to constitute parliament within the constitutional deadline would not only represent political irresponsibility but an unacceptable institutional failure, an open violation of the constitution and lack of responsibility toward the citizens of Kosovo,” GLPS said.

The appeal comes after caretaker Prime Minister and Vetevendosje leader Albin Kurti requested additional time to propose a candidate for parliament speaker during the inaugural session of the newly elected Assembly on Thursday.

Kurti, whose party came first in the June 7 early parliamentary elections, had been expected to submit a nomination for speaker after lawmakers took their oath. Instead, he asked parliament to suspend proceedings to allow more time for political consultations, saying this would give negotiations over the country’s next president “a chance.”

Kurti is currently negotiating the formation of a new governing coalition solely with Democratic League of Kosovo, LDK, leader Lumir Abdixhiku, with talks also focusing on the election of Kosovo’s next president. His repeated invitations for meetings have been rejected by two opposition parties: the Democratic Party of Kosovo, PDK, and the Alliance, formerly the Alliance for the Future of Kosovo. Under the constitution, parliament must elect a new head of state before the current president’s mandate expires, or the country risks another institutional crisis.

GLPS noted that discussions over the presidency cannot be used to justify delaying parliament’s constitution.

“Any postponement in the name of ‘political discussions’ driven by political calculations does not serve the implementation of constitutional provisions, undermines citizens’ expectations, and harms the public interest,” the organisation further noted.

The think tank also criticised Kosovo’s political class emphasising that, “partisan interests have outweighed the public interest for nearly two years,” weakening state institutions and public trust.

“There is only one clear obligation: to constitute parliament within the constitutional deadline. Any failure to fulfil this obligation would represent a violation of the constitution and an irresponsible political and institutional act,” GLPS concluded.

The June 7 early election follows two previous parliamentary elections that failed to produce lasting stable institutions. The first, in February 2025, did not result in the formation of a government, while the second, in December 2025, ended in institutional deadlock over the election of a president, and ultimately to the dissolution of parliament in April.