Four parliamentary parties, LVV, PDK, LDK, and AAK, discussed on Wednesday the political crisis and the failure to form new institutions after the February 9 elections. Within the framework of the conference “Kosovo towards the European Union: The Path to a Solution,” organized on Wednesday by the FOL Movement and the Prishtina Institute for Political Studies, the parliamentary parties showed similar positions as before regarding the current political situation.
Although no solution was presented to overcome the political crisis, LVV deputy Armend Muja said that the swift implementation of rules derived from the European Union “is the best recipe to ensure stable institutions and society.”
“The swift implementation of rules derived from the European Union is the best recipe to ensure a stable society, but also to accelerate economic reforms. This remains our aspiration. The announcement that measures have been lifted is a step and an important message; it also reflects a level of trust, as does the visa liberalization that came into effect since January 2024. This is a test for mutual trust between partners,” he said.
On the other hand, PDK deputy Enver Hoxhaj said his interpretation of the political crisis is that citizens in the February 9 elections did not fully vote for continuity with the Kurti government, but neither did they fully vote for change.
He said that now creativity and a real approach are needed to read this result and overcome the current political situation.
“In the elections held on February 9, the citizens of Kosovo did not fully vote for continuity and also did not fully vote for change. This is how I read the February 9 results. For us as people who must be creative and have a real approach in interpreting the numbers, we must see how to overcome this political situation we are in,” Hoxhaj added.
For LDK deputy Jehona Lushaku, the political crisis should serve as a lesson for political parties that propaganda and inflammatory rhetoric do not contribute to a genuine dialogue within the state.
“You cannot be in power and comment on judicial cases. You cannot be in power and make formal public calls for dialogue if it is not truly intended and applied consistently all the time. Also, if there is no space left for partnership among political partners. Dialogue is not a formality or procedure but is more about content and consistency, and it is supported by arguments… This political deadlock will also bring results and lessons for political parties that rhetoric and propaganda do not contribute to real dialogue within the state. I regret that this crisis harms the integration process and stagnates other processes, but probably these deadlocks are developmental steps in the democratization of political parties for which citizens pay,” Lushaku emphasized.
Meanwhile, AAK presidency member Besnik Tahiri said the current political blockade is “a complete irresponsibility of all political parties.”
He said the parties that until now were in opposition must move “into political play and overcome the legal and judicial debates to overcome the political crisis.”
“I see this deadlock and blockade as complete irresponsibility that we must address. As opposition parties, the first question I asked was: do we want to send Prime Minister Kurti home? How? By moving in the political game and not in the game of legal and judicial debate. We have a situation where LVV rightly says they have the candidate, and you cannot tell us which candidate we should put forward, then we tell you which candidate for deputy chair. Just as we have the legitimate right to say you need to get 61 votes, since Kurti liked in 2014 when he said the majority makes the entirety. The majority to elect is not,” he said.
The formation of the Assembly has stalled because Vetëvendosje, in coalition with Guxo and Alternativa, has not secured the 61 votes needed to elect Albulena Haxhiu as Assembly Chair.
The parties that until now were in opposition are seeking another candidate, as according to them, Albulena Haxhiu is an unacceptable name. /KosovaPress
