The government of Prime Minister Isa Mustafa has enough votes to survive the no-confidence motion if all coalition members support him
Opposition parties in Kosovo have filed a motion of no confidence in the government, potentially deepening an 18-month political crisis over legislation to draw a border with Montenegro that is needed to ease travel to the EU.
More than 40 deputies, including 12 from parties that are part of the ruling coalition and some independent MPs, signed the motion, which accuses the government of failing to meet its campaign pledges and creating public distrust.
Prime Minister Isa Mustafa, whose conservative LDK is the second-largest party in the 120-seat parliament, has enough votes to survive the no-confidence motion provided all or most coalition lawmakers support him. Parliament’s largest party, the center-right PDK, has yet to give its backing, however.
The parliament will debate the motion May 10.
The motion noted that the parliament “very often … was not able to have a quorum to vote” because of disruptive actions inside and outside the building by opponents of the border legislation. These have included street riots, opposition deputies throwing teargas and the firing of a rocket-propelled grenade at parliament.
“The situation in Kosovo is not good, I am not happy, people are not happy, ” said PDK leader Kadri Veseli, who is also the speaker of parliament.
