In his weekly column for the paper, Lumir Abdixhiku writes that the recent events at the Kosovo Assembly are a continuation of an anger that resulted from the breakdown of the post-election coalition between the Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK), Vetevendosje, Alliance for the Future of Kosovo (AAK), and Initiative for Kosovo (NISMA) earlier in the year. This anger was further fuelled by the “arrogant” behaviour of the government which failed to demonstrate the slightest consideration towards the opposition. “As a result, Kosovo takes on a parliamentary absurdity where power not reason takes over,” writes Abdixhiku. He argues that the decision of the opposition parties to ignore the voice of the majority parties in the Assembly and reject the decisions of the Constitutional Court is “anarchic” and as such it only makes the ruling coalition parties stronger which makes it the worst possible scenario for Kosovo. The only way to oppose government’s decisions is through legitimate institutions and if they fail to reflect reason then institutional boycott could be a legitimate form of opposition. However, as things stand, the opposition is not interested in pursuing legitimate ways to achieve its goals and the only alternative this approach can bring is to polarize the society which in turn risks spilling out onto the streets.
