The showdown of the year: Party vice-chairmen unveil offers to voters
One of the most important debates of the June 7 election campaign is being held on the "Debat Plus" show, where the vice presidents of the four main political entities in the country face each other.
Confusion about the presidential issue: Vjosa Osmani became a topic from the LDK only when they realized that she is not our choice
The Vice President of the Vetëvendosje Movement, Glauk Konjufca, has stated that Kosovo has been sent to elections by political entities that, according to him, have not offered concrete proposals for overcoming the political situation.
Konjufca, at "Debat Plus" in Dukagjin, stated that the country has faced a "tight political situation", where the Vetëvendosje Movement has been forced to act, as according to him, not proposing a candidate for president would be an even more problematic situation.
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Konjufca stated that during the 48 hours before the decisive developments, efforts were made for a political agreement, including meetings between Prime Minister Albin Kurti and representatives of the LDK and PDK.
According to him, discussions with the PDK have been more complicated due to their approach to the election of the president, which he considered to be oriented towards a party figure.
As for the LDK, Konjufca said that initially it seemed easier to reach an agreement, but according to him, the parties have not managed to agree on a common name for president.
He added that the issue of Vjosa Osmani was raised only after, according to him, the LDK realized that it was not VV's choice.
"I think that both last year and this year, Kosovo was sent to elections by those who did not give any concrete proposals to get out of the situation we found ourselves in, and then when time ran out and we came to that 'bottleneck' of the process, then the LVV acted because it would have been even more scandalous for us not to propose a president at all - as the party that received 51% of the citizens' votes. All of this has happened in the last 48 hours - 48 hours before this happened, we have had all the sincere efforts, Prime Minister Kurti has had several meetings with the Democratic League of Kosovo and the Democratic Party of Kosovo. To be honest, the debate with the PDK has been more complicated, the discussion because the form in which the PDK has written the election of the president has been difficult for us to accept because it seemed that the PDK wanted a party president who would directly belong to the PDK, while with the LDK it initially seemed to us "It was easier because they themselves proposed the non-partisan president, but then when we came to opening that topic, it seemed to us that we were unable to come up with a common name because Abdixhiku did not give a specific name - the issue of Vjosa Osmani became a topic only when they realized that it would not be our choice," said Konjufca.
Ismaili: Vetëvendosje attempted to impose Kurti's will in negotiations
The Vice President of the Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK), Uran Ismaili, in confrontation with his opponents, vice presidents of political parties from LVV, LDK and AAK, has shown how the country fared in the elections.
Ismaili said that the Vetëvendosje Movement, which had 51% of the votes, wanted to dominate the discourse of the negotiations as well.
"If we call them negotiations, because they invited us as such, they wanted to dominate the discourse with their proposals and with the desire to impose the ever-increasing will of Albin Kurti in that discussion. The Democratic Party of Kosovo has read early on this desire of Mr. Kurti to impose his opinion and we have finally asked you for a letter.
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"We have requested that the negotiations not become closed and hidden," he said.
Kica-Xhelili: Kurti's thirst for power led Kosovo to elections
The Vice President of the Democratic League of Kosovo, Doarsa Kica-Xhelili, has accused the acting Prime Minister, Albin Kurti, of leading the country to elections due to, as she put it, "hunger for power."
During the election debate, Kica-Xhelili stated that Kurti intends to concentrate as much power as possible in his hands, claiming that he wants to control the main state institutions.
"Crystal clear, Kosovo has been led to elections by a thirst for power. An incumbent prime minister who wants to be both prime minister, mayor, president, and even chief prosecutor," she said.
According to her, Kurti's recent statements about the prosecutorial system show the intention to violate the independence of justice institutions.
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"If you listened to Kurti's latest interview, he makes comparisons between the Kosovo prosecutorial system and the American one, implying that Kosovo does not need an independent prosecutor's office. This accurately shows his intention to control everything," said Kica-Xhelili.
She added that, according to her, the current political crisis suits Vetëvendosje, as it diverts attention from the problems in governance.
"In addition to not wanting to govern, this crisis is suiting them. This crisis is hiding all the theft and atrocities that are happening in state institutions, creating imaginary enemies and using a discourse as if everyone is against them," she declared.
Kica-Xhelili said that the political confrontation should focus on the results of governance and, according to her, on the "hunger for power" of the incumbent prime minister.
Otherwise, tonight one of the most important debates of the election campaign for the June 7 elections is taking place. In the most watched political show in the country, "Debat Plus" on TV Dukagjini, the vice presidents of the four main political parties face each other, discussing the programs, promises and challenges that await citizens after the elections.
Tahiri: The presidential issue was a political spectacle for the LVV
The Vice President of the Alliance for the Future of Kosovo (AAK), Besnik Tahiri, has stated that the Vetëvendosje Movement had the right to form a government after the elections, being the winner with 51 percent of the votes.
But Tahiri said that the political process and consultations for the election of the president have been a "political spectacle," adding that from the beginning, a unifying president was not intended.
On Debat Plus, he also mentioned the voting process for the president, saying that there were attempts to impose a vote, which ended with 63 votes.
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"LVV won 51 percent and had the full right to take over the government and lead it. Kosovo went to the polls on the day the Assembly was constituted. The entire process of political consultation between LVV and the meetings that took place has been a political spectacle since it was known from the beginning that the goal was not to produce a criteria for a unifying president's profile," he declared.
Tahiri emphasized that on the last day it was announced that Glauk Konjufca was a candidate for president.
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