The Minister of Industry, Mimoza Kusari-Lila, in a press conference after the government meeting, said she hopes that an agreement will be reached today in the meeting between the country’s Prime Minister, Albin Kurti, and the leader of the LDK, Lumir Abdixhiku, regarding the issue of the presidency.
She recalled that so far neither the PDK nor the LDK have proposed any initiative to resolve the presidential issue.
Regarding early elections, Kusari said they would not only bring costs but also delays and further disruptions to the essential functions of the state.
“Therefore, we hope that there will be an agreement, although this is a direct competence of the Prime Minister, who, in his capacity as leader of the Vetëvendosje Movement, is conducting these meetings, in order to avoid what is least needed or completely unnecessary—going to early elections. Early elections would not only bring costs but also delays and disruptions to the vital functions of our state, and would also risk some processes that are already in a very positive dynamic in our country,” she said.“I reiterate that so far there has only been an initiative or invitation from Prime Minister Kurti, while the Democratic Party, as we have all heard through public opinion, is expecting a written offer. If the invitation needs to be in writing, it could also be done, although there still needs to be discussion on the principle of election and concrete names that the Democratic Party of Kosovo could also propose for the presidency of the country. Because we are now in the final week in which the head of the highest institution in the country must be elected, before what we do not want happens—dissolution of the Assembly and the country going to elections,” she said.
