Vjosa Osmani (Beta/ARMENIJA ZAJMI BESEVIC)
Kosovo President Vjosa Osmani signed on March 6 a decree on dissolving the Assembly and announced that she would call a new snap election.
Osmani told a news conference that the failure on the part of representatives of the Assembly to elect a new Kosovo president the previous evening had pushed Kosovo into new elections. "This situation absolutely could have been avoided. It is very unfortunate that the MPs did not choose the interest of the people," said Osmani.
She announced that she would consult with the leaders of parliamentary parties during the day about the date for scheduling an early general election.
At an extraordinary session held late on March 5, just a few hours before the constitutional deadline for the election of the president, the Assembly suspended the election process due to a lack of quorum.
Electing the president requires 80 votes in the first two rounds of voting, and at least 61 in the third round. In the evening on March 5, 66 representatives of the ruling coalition were present in the Assembly hall, whereas the opposition MPs were absent.
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