Support for young people, employment opportunities, development of key sectors of the economy, commitment to important projects that strengthen the state, and financial support measures for those who lose their jobs, are just some of the priorities of the candidate for deputy from the Democratic Party of Kosovo, Genc Prelvukaj.

Prelvukaj holds the number 40 position on the PDK list for the February 9 elections. With extensive experience in various fields, he vows to be a strong voice for the citizens of the country.

Part of the PDK since 2002, Prelvukaj, with political and administrative experience, emphasizes that he will contribute to the drafting of laws that benefit the country and its citizens. He also intends to engage in intellectual property issues.

"Involvement in various spheres, I am not narrowly profiled, due to my education I can also be involved in discussions on diplomacy and international relations, but also in discussions on administration. Then for years I also worked as a political advisor to the Minister of MCYS, where cultural heritage is also included. While there is also a year that I have also worked as a political advisor to the Minister of Agriculture and I can also be involved in the spheres that belong to this field. Due to my activity in the creative and business industries, I think that I can also be part of the debate on trade and industry, especially in the field of intellectual property where I have led for years as the association for collective administration of copyright, I have also been at the head of the committee for drafting the law", Prelvukaj emphasizes.

He underlines that one of the PDK's promises is that the state will cover, for a certain period of time, 80 percent of the salary of those people who lose their jobs, so that they do not see leaving the country as an option.

"PDK in its program addresses the needs of young people in an adequate manner. 65 percent of the list is with candidates who are participating for the first time, mainly young. This shows that PDK has youth as its primary focus... Another thing that impressed me in the promises of the candidate for prime minister, Bedri Hamza, is the promise that the state will cover 80 percent of the salary of those people who lose their jobs for a certain period of time, and this is good. This somewhat stabilizes that problem. The moment someone loses their job, there is no need to consider emigration immediately, but there are still a few more months that the state covers its cost, and then it gives the opportunity to consider other good jobs that the country can offer, whether the private or public sector," Prelvukaj says.

Prelvukaj says that with PDK in power there will be development in the country.

"The state is in a pause or regression, there are not one or two stagnations, but every possible process that has been started at some point has marked a pause, regression, and there are many problems that citizens are facing. Initially, the most serious problem is the departure of young people from the country, and here I have my main complaint against the government. While it was in opposition, it portrayed Kosovo as an unworthy and inadequate place to live. That is, it took the problems that were political, social, economic and instead of appealing in parallel to the population that they should stay here and deal with the problems together, they have treated Kosovo or the situation of our republic from a depressive prism, adding to the troubles of citizens and encouraging them to leave the country. Now, with the coming to power, when even those people who believed their narrative expected the realization of capital projects, the strengthening of Kosovo's statehood, successes on the diplomatic level, lobbying, price stabilization, the current government has been non-existent in the face of these challenges," says Prelvukaj.

"I am a resident of Pristina, born and raised here. We know a large part of the problems... I know the challenges of Pristina and if necessary I will be there as a representative of the Pristina branch. Normally I cannot be silent in the face of some needs that the citizen of Pristina may have. However, a large part of the problems of the capital is the issue of municipal competence. While some major issues are being discussed in the Kosovo Assembly, I promise that in front of Pristina, but also every other city, I will be flexible, I will accept complaints, recommendations, and I will discuss them in the Kosovo Parliament whenever necessary", Prelvukaj concludes.

The campaign for the general elections in Kosovo began on January 11, while the elections will be held on February 9.