The Democratic Party of Kosovo expects to reach at least over 30 percent of the vote in the February 9 elections. This is according to the candidate for deputy from this party, Mergim Lushtaku. According to him, "the bastions of the Vetëvendosje Movement in the diaspora have been broken."

Lushtaku vows that supporting young people to open businesses, implementing health insurance, and removing restrictions on importing vehicles will be among his priorities in the next mandate.

"We, the Democratic Party of Kosovo, based on our engagements and meetings, expect at least 31 or 32 percent. Based on the meetings, based on the engagements, contacts, meetings that we have had in the diaspora. We have broken the bastions of Vetëvendosje even in the diaspora, which is a good thing.", says Lushtaku.

He aims to completely remove the age limit for importing cars. Regarding this, he says that the ruling party previously called his proposal "unwise", while now, according to him, this has become one of their promises.

"A priority of mine that I have had all along that I have constantly mentioned, now we have seen that it has been misused by the ruling party, until yesterday they opposed it, they even called this proposal unwise, while they are proposing it in their electoral campaigns, which is truly shameful. Because citizens have needed during this legislature to complete the removal of a ban that prohibits the import of vehicles older than 10 years. I have received a promise from Bedri Hamza as prime minister that we will remove and facilitate this part. We will reduce it from 10 years to at least 15 years since we had compliance. But, my goal is to completely remove the part of years... Personally, I have offered this legislature that if Mergim Lushtaku and PDK are an obstacle, because they are proposing it, we are ready to withdraw, just propose it, we will vote for it", says Lushtaku.

Lushtaku, who is running for a second term as an MP, emphasizes that supporting young people in opening businesses and providing scholarships for students will be important factors in reducing migration.

"It is the issue of the new generation that I think should be given more opportunities to the youth to be part of decision-making in society and to improve life and the quality of life in general. In order to stop emigration as much as possible, I believe that youth policies will be more concrete and we will have greater support for entrepreneurship and support for young people to open businesses such as various Start-ups, scholarships for students. There is also the health part, which is very important, because we know very well that the average population is getting older and of course the health care part is also growing, the need for better quality, more effective health. Which also includes our priority of health insurance", emphasizes Lushtaku.

PDK candidate for MP Mergim Lushtaku, number 100, says that the families of martyrs, war veterans and invalids feel insulted and humiliated by the government's approach towards them.

In addition, he says that even the former leaders of the Kosovo Liberation Army who are being held in The Hague have not received proper support from the state.

"The values ​​of war in this mandate, as far as we have seen, have not been represented by the government. Imagine, in addition to Albania, Croatia and Turkey, it takes a long time to have a guarantee for conditional release for our liberators. And for the state that the comrades of Adem Jashari, Zahir Pajaziti, Fehmi Lladrovci and Agim Ramadani and many other martyrs, and war invalids and war veterans, Hashim Thaçi, Kadri Veseli, Rexhep Selimi, Jakup Krasniqi fought for, they have not received the support and guarantee that the state they fought for, under the leadership of the latter, should have given them. Therefore, it is shameful to even think that there is a representation and protection of the values ​​of war... War veterans, as far as I have had the opportunity to meet most of them, war invalids and families of martyrs have felt insulted and humiliated by the government's approach towards them," says Lushtaku. 

Among other things, Lushtaku, while talking about the candidate for prime minister, Bedri Hamza, says that his decision for this position stemmed from the citizens' need for a better life. According to him, Hamza has proven that he has experience, courage and offers space to citizens regardless of political beliefs.