Enis Veliu that right before the election campaign, one could only meet politicians at the government buildings or luxury restaurants but nowadays one can run into them everywhere. They are even more active in social networks than they are in real life, Veliu says.
In the economic aspect, the vast majority of campaign promises are undeliverable because of the limited Kosovo budget, stresses Veliu. Nevertheless, this doesn’t prevent outgoing prime minister Thaci from continuing to make promises although other political leaders are not very far behind.
The most notable promise Thaci has so far made includes the setting up of an employment fund worth 1.5 billion euro but it is still unclear where he plans to secure the money for it. Under applicable legislation, the prime minister has no legal right to use the money from the pension trust or that of the privatization process.
Ramush Haradinaj is also making quite ambitious promises by pledging to increase the average salaries in Kosovo to 1,000 euro but, just like Thaci, he has failed to explain how he plans to put his promise to practice, Veliu says.
For as long as the election campaign lasts, citizens of Kosovo will be ‘fed’ with big words and once it is over, they will continue their battle for survival, writes Veliu.
