Opposition parties form joint anti-government front (media)
The Vetevendosje leader, Visar Ymeri, the Alliance for the Future of Kosovo (AAK) leader Ramush Haradinaj and the Initiative for Kosovo (NISMA) leader Fatmir Limaj, told a press conference in Pristina today that they have agreed to form a joint anti-government front. The opposition leaders said that starting from Friday they will organize a petition throughout Kosovo in opposition to the formation of the Association/Community of Serb-majority municipalities, the agreements reached in Brussels and the border demarcation with Montenegro. Vetevendosje leader Ymeri said: “Given that this government is ruining Kosovo, given the formation of the Association [of Serb-majority municipalities], the bankruptcy of Kosovo, concerned with Kosovo’s division through demarcation, concerned with the selective justice and the corruption that is destroying our state, we announce that the AAK, Vetevendosje and NISMA, from now on will be a joint opposition front both in the Assembly and outside it”. Ymeri said the opposition is mobilizing for popular protests aimed at stopping processes that are detrimental for Kosovo. Haradinaj called on civil society and the media to oppose processes that are damaging for Kosovo. Limaj said the current government must resign and that the opposition wants new parliamentary elections. “Let me assure you that this is the first time that the opposition is united and we will not stop until we put an end to this institutional decline. The ruling coalition has lost all credibility with the decisions it has made. Now is high time for the coalition to withdraw or resign,” Limaj said.