The ruling coalition failed to secure the majority of votes in parliament to ratify the border demarcation deal with Montenegro despite the support it got from the opposition party, the Democratic League of Kosovo. Last week, the Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK), Alliance for the Future of Kosovo (AAK), the Social-Democratic Initiative, the New Kosovo Alliance (AKR) and the opposition’s Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK) reached a consensus to vote in favor of the demarcation agreement. Despite the agreement, the latest session of the assembly failed to secure the required number of votes. Political analysts in Pristina argue that the ruling coalition is now forced to reach another agreement, this time with the Serbian List. The Vetevendosje Movement is not seen as a possible partner in the agreement due to its fierce opposition to the current version of the border deal. Albert Krasniqi from the Kosovo Democratic Institute told the news agency that the ratification of the deal is resulting in pressure both on the MPs and the citizens of Kosovo. Ramush Tahiri, political analyst, said the ruling coalition lacks 2/3 of votes to ratify agreements in the assembly. “Some political parties are focused on the agreement between the two presidents – Thaci and Vujanovic, and the fact that demarcation will be corrected, whereas some political parties believe that the agreement is politically correct,” he said. “These differences are seen in the voting process and they have resulted in delaying the ratification of demarcation”. Thaci and his Montenegrin counterpart, Vujanovic, signed a joint statement on February 16 encouraging the ratification of the border agreement. Tahiri however argues that it will be impossible to adopt the deal without an agreement with Serbian List MPs. “Although it is part of the ruling coalition, the Serbian List looks after its own interests and relates this with the Association/Community of Serb-majority municipalities, the political situation in Serbia and the position of President Vucic on dialogue with Kosovo,” he added.
Demarcation vote depends on agreement with Serbian List (Radio Free Europe)
- Published: 6 years ago on 01/03/2018
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- Last Modified: March 1, 2018 @ 10:15 am
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