The Vetëvendosje Movement’s insistence on forming a government solely with non-majority communities, along with a blockade by other parties against Albin Kurti’s party, is expected to delay the constitution of the Assembly and the formation of the new government.
According to KosovaPress, the preliminary election results have created uncertainty over the new composition of the legislature and the numbers needed to form the executive—whether Vetëvendosje can govern alone or if a broad opposition coalition, including the Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK), the Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK), and the AAK-Nisma coalition, will take shape.
Analysts suggest the government formation process will be prolonged due to complex political calculations over how and by whom the next administration will be formed. Additionally, delays in vote counting and the official certification of results are expected to push back the timeline for establishing the new government.
According to preliminary results from the Central Election Commission (CEC), with 99.72% of votes counted, Vetëvendosje secured 40.84% (341,672 votes), followed by PDK with 22.15% (184,499 votes) and LDK with 17.59% (147,827 votes). The AAK-Nisma-Conservatives-Intellectuals-Ideal coalition ranks fourth with 7.47% (62,309 votes).
Political analyst Artan Muhaxhiri told KosovaPress that Vetëvendosje, even with diaspora votes, will struggle to secure the 50 parliamentary seats needed to form a government solely with non-majority communities, excluding the Serbian List. He also suggested that a broad coalition involving PDK, LDK, and AAK-Nisma, along with non-majority representatives, remains a possibility.
“There will definitely be delays. It will take time and many meetings. We know our party leaders and how they operate. There will be a lot of calculations and balancing until an agreement is reached that satisfies all parties. This will take time, especially considering that there is now an ‘anti-Vetëvendosje’ bloc, where all other parties have distanced themselves from Vetëvendosje,” Muhaxhiri said.
Constitutional expert and university professor Mazllum Baraliu also told KosovaPress that the timing of the Assembly’s constitution and the government’s formation will depend on political developments in the coming weeks.
