TIRANA – The US Ambassador to Pristina, Philip Kosnett has expressed his pleasure that Kosovo’s parliament will hold a session on the no-confidence vote against the government headed by Albin Kurti on Wednesday.
Ambassador Kosnett revealed that he had told the Kosovo PM Kurti that it was important to respect the Constitution of the country and other institutions. The following is what Washington’s envoy to Pristina wrote on Twitter: “Pleased to see the Assembly will hold a session on the no-confidence vote tomorrow. As I told the PM today, it is important for the Assembly and all Kosovo institutions to respect the Constitution.”
The LDK submitted its no-confidence motion against the government with 46 MP signatures last Friday. It came after Prime Minister Kurti from the Vetevendosje party sacked LDK Interior Minister Agim Veliu amid disagreement on how to tackle the coronavirus crisis.
So far, a majority of opposition parties have confirmed support for the no-confidence motion, suggesting it will pass if the session takes place. The Constitution provides that a request of a no-confidence vote passes if it receives a simple majority – meaning 61 of the 120 MPs.
If Kosovo would be left without a government there are fears that it will cause further chaos and obstacles in decision-making at a time when the country is struggling with the coronavirus pandemic.
This concern has been expressed by the ambassadors of Germany and France who asked the LDK to reconsider the decision on the no-confidence vote in a joint letter addressed to the deputy prime minister Avdullah Hoti. The ambassadors called on Hoti to ask the leader of his party to continue to stay in the government.
“The Ambassadors of Germany and France have sent a joint demanding deputy prime minister Avdullah Hoti to inform the LDK chairman, Isa Mustafa on the concerns of our two capitals. Germany and France stand by the side of the Kosovo people in this crisis,” the two embassies were quoted by social networks as saying on Tuesday inviting LDK to reconsider the no-confidence decision so that the government could be stable to face the challenges. /argumentum.al
