In Kosovo the elections ended, but it seems far from the creation of the new government

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Elections in Kosovo may have ended, but the time when the country will have a new government seems to be still far away. With the opposition parties excluding cooperation with Vetevendosje and the latter who insists it will form the government itself, the situation remains open to each scenario.

With votes that do not allow for the only government, Albin Kurti's Vetevendosje Movement insists it will form the new Kosovo government.

With whom, it is not yet clear. Parties currently in opposition remain categorically against cooperation with the currently in ruling party.

« With Vetevendosje we do not see meeting points », repeated the candidate for prime minister from the Democratic Party of Kosovo, Bedri Hamza, for Klan Kosova television on March 10.

“We do not want and do not work for cooperation with them (VV). This has been our pre -election stance and remains the same, ”said the candidate for prime minister of the Democratic League of Kosovo, Lumir Abdixhiku, at a press conference on March 10.

According to him, the LDK would consider the coalition with other parties as an option, only if the prime minister's position were offered and an agreement was reached for the post of president-whose mandate expires next year.

The Alliance for the Future of Kosovo says the new Kosovo government should be formed by opposition parties.

« We commit to the opposition to form the new government, » Ahmet Isufi, a member of the AAK Presidency, tells RFE / RL.

« Kosovo must return to the trend of internal development and repair of foreign relations, » he adds.

In the February 9 parliamentary elections, his party has competed in coalition with the NISMA party of Fatmir Limaj.

Limaj is the only one from the opposition, who said there are no « red lines » in terms of possible coalitions, whether with Vetevendosje or other opposition parties.

Despite this, Isufi insists that his party does not have any « big inconsistencies » with Limaj's initiative.

“We have normal contacts. We expect the certification of the results so that we can then cooperate for a government that would summarize the opposition parties, ”says Isufi.

When the results are certified is not clear. The Central Election Commission has mentioned earlier mid -March.

Meanwhile there have been requests to repeat voting by mail, but they have been rejected by the Electoral Panel for complaints and submissions.

As the results are currently, none of the party has enough votes to form the government alone.

The Vetevendosje Movement has provided 48 seats in the Assembly of Kosovo, PDK 24, LDK 20, AAK-NISMA 8, Serbian List 9, for Freedom, Justice and Survival 1 and Nervisal Communities 10.

And at least 61 MPs are needed for government formation.

Naim Rashiti, director of the Balkan Policy Group in Pristina, says, for now, one cannot say who can form the government – Vetevendosje or opposition parties.

“It's difficult, but the main responsibility falls on the winner of the elections. The whole process, the burden of the process of forming the Government falls on the Self -Determination Movement – whether alone or with program compromises, in relation to other entities, ”Rashiti told Radio Free Europe.

According to him, if the Vetevendosje Movement fails, then the responsibility is transferred to the opposition parties.

Vetevendosje Vice President Glauk Konjufca has said his party plans to form the government with the help of votes of non -Serb minority communities.

Representatives of the latter have said that they would, in principle, support any mandate for the formation of the new government, but their 10 parliamentary mandates are insufficient for Vetevendosje to reach 61 MPs.

In this unclear situation, the future of the new Kosovo government seems to depend on political compromises in the coming days or weeks.

There is no legal deadline for certification of election results from the CEC.

But 30 days after their certification, the President of the country, Vjosa Osmani, must call the constituent meeting of the Assembly of Kosovo.

The constitution ends with the election of the chairman and his vice presidents.

This practice can last – in 2014 it took about six months.