Two days before the Assembly is to be dissolved if a president is not elected, the Kosovo Central Election Commission says they are ready to organize new elections, which, according to the constitutional deadline, must be held by June 7.
CEC spokesperson Valmir Elezi said that since no elections are planned this year, no budget has been allocated for their organization. According to him, the approximate cost will be 10 million euros.
"In such circumstances, that is, always if we have elections, the CEC addresses the Government of Kosovo with a request for the funds that are necessary to cover the expenses. We cannot currently know how much the cost of possible elections could be, since we currently do not have any planning. Such an amount must be approved by the CEC and this will only happen if we have an electoral process," said Elezi.
If elections are called, they would be the fifth within 16 months.
Tuesday is the last day of the constitutional deadline for electing a new president. So far, political parties in Kosovo have not found consensus on a name that would ensure the participation of at least 80 MPs in the presidential voting process.
