Kosovo will hold early elections in the last week of May or the first week of June, after political parties failed to find common ground on who should be the country's president. The leader of the LVV, Albin Kurti, had refused to support Vjosa Osmani for a second term, trying to find another solution through negotiations with the opposition parties, writes Gazeta Express.
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American professor at Johns Hopkins University, Daniel Serwer, who actively follows political developments in Kosovo, in a response to Gazetëm Express said that Vjosa Osmani would be a good president, however, according to him, it seems that the rift between her and VV leader Albin Kurti has been insurmountable.
"I thought Vjosa Osmani was a good president. But the rift between her and the Prime Minister seems to have been insurmountable. Where would the votes for a second term have come from?" says Serëer.
Regarding the presidential negotiations between political parties and whether Kurti should give up the position of president, Serwer says that this is an issue for Kurti and adds that when you have a majority it is very difficult to share power.
"This is a decision for the Prime Minister, not for me. Sharing power when you have a majority is not easy," Serwer said.
In the end, the American professor says that the third election in less than two years seems excessive and shows a lack of flexibility on all sides.
"The important thing is to preserve the institutions and continue in a legally correct manner. It seems to me that this is happening. Kosovo's image will be slightly damaged, but this is easily repaired once the political knot is resolved," said Serwer. /GazetaExpress/
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