A recent ruling by Kosovo’s Constitutional Court has barred Parliament Member (MP) Nenad Rashiq from being elected as Deputy Speaker of the Assembly on the grounds that he does not currently represent the Serbian community. While the decision aims to unblock the country’s months-long political paralysis, it has drawn sharp criticism from legal experts who argue that it sets a dangerous precedent, failing to address the root causes of the constitutional crisis.

At its core, the ruling leaves no room for doubt: the constitutional authority to nominate a Deputy Speaker from the Serbian community belongs to the majority of Serbian MPs. In practice, however, that means the Srpska Lista (Serbian List)—the dominant political party representing Kosovo’s Serbian minority—effectively contro

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