Andrea Capussela who worked for the former International Civilian Office in Kosovo observes in an opinion piece for the paper that although he has not too much respect for the Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK), Alliance for Future of Kosovo (AAK) or Initiative for Kosovo (NISMA), he does believe that Kosovo could use a change and if Vetevendosje joins in, institutions would become cleaner. Capussela’s message therefore to LDK, AAK and NISMA is to remove the Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK) from power and take it themselves. To achieve this, LDK, AAK and NISMA should be aware that their biggest opponents are the president of Kosovo and the Constitutional Court as they are controlled by the PDK. “You have to completely change your legal disadvantage through political action”, suggests Capussela adding that the three parties need to adopt a simple, clear and coherent line that can be easily explained to the electorate. LDK, AAK and NISMA should also not take into consideration advices from the international community as the main goal of diplomats in Pristina is to avoid turmoil and scandals that would make them look bad. “They will be replaced in a year or so and new people will have different preferences, recollections and tendencies”, writes Capussela. He stresses that the international community is only interested in having a government in place, preferably one with a broad base or led by the PDK but it will not be a problem even if this fails to happen. Capussela also remarks that new elections would not be a wise option as they would only favour the PDK which has more control over the process. He advises the three-party coalition to avoid at all costs dismissal of the Assembly, weaken as much as possible the president and the Constitutional Court, accept a consensual Assembly speaker and play all cards in trying to form a government, even if having to threaten with protests if the PDK fails in its first attempt to form the government.
My advice to the opposition (Koha Ditore)
- Published: 10 years ago on 16/09/2014
- By: OSPI-rq
- Last Modified: September 16, 2014 @ 1:18 pm
- Filed Under: Opinions
- Tagged With: AAK, Koha Ditore, Kosovo Assembly, LDK, Nisma, PDK, Vetëvendosje
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