Elections, Kosovo (BetaPhoto/Sasa Djordjevic)
Kosovo’s constitutional deadline for the naming of its president expires on April 28, while Prime Minister Albin Kurti has yet to respond to the Democratic League of Kosovo’s proposal to re-elect outgoing Vjosa Osmani.
On April 25, Kurti’s Self-Determination Movement told Kosovo’s two main opposition parties – the Democratic Party of Kosovo and the Democratic League – to propose three presidential candidates and pledge to provide the signatures for formalizing the nominations and to vote for one of the nominees.
The Democratic Party, however, refused the offer, while the Democratic League nominated solely Osmani, their former member, whose five-year tenure as Kosovo president ended this month.
The election of a presidential nominee requires a two-thirds majority of the Kosovo Assembly (80 of 120 votes). If the new president is not chosen by tomorrow, the Assembly will automatically be disbanded and snap elections must take place within 45 days.
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