Former Prime Minister and former leader of the Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK), Isa Mustafa, has stated that he did not wish to get involved in public debates regarding election results and current developments within the LDK, emphasizing that responsibility for outcomes is an ethical matter and should be addressed within the party’s decision-making bodies.
In a public statement, Mustafa noted that he had received numerous requests from the media to comment on the current flows within the LDK, but stressed that these issues should not be resolved through statements from branches, supporters, or public pressure.
“I have tried not to get involved with opinions on election results, debates about resignations, or who should or should not lead the LDK, considering that responsibility for the result is an ethical matter and is addressed within the LDK’s decision-making bodies,” Mustafa said.
He warned that such forms of propaganda and partisanship could distort internal democracy and turn the LDK Assembly into an arena for divisions, reminding that the party has not yet healed from past experiences.
Mustafa emphasized that the LDK should not be identified with specific individuals, except for its historical founder, Ibrahim Rugova, and that the party has the potential and self-regulating strength to rise again as a strong political entity.
“LDK stands above any individual name. It can and should rise as a party that ensures balance in the democratic development of the state of Kosovo,” he declared.
According to Mustafa, the LDK Assembly, as the highest decision-making body, should guarantee the party’s clear ideological orientation as a center-right conservative party with an unwavering Euro-Atlantic orientation, and avoid using the LDK as a platform for other political interests.
He also emphasized that reforms within the LDK should be led by people loyal to the party, open to members and new generations, without creating divisions between the “old” and the “young.”
“In the LDK, no one is superfluous. Responsibility should be treated as a normal standard of democratic ethics, where outcomes have consequences,” Mustafa concluded.
