The leader of the Initiative for Kosovo (NISMA), Fatmir Limaj, said the coalition government wants to exacerbate the political crisis by calling sessions at the Assembly. “The Constitutional Court showed that the government has violated the laws with agreements on Association and demarcation.
Today, Adriatik Kelmendi praised the leader of the Alliance for the Future of Kosovo (AAK), Ramush Haradinaj, for participating in the meeting called by the President of Kosovo Atifete Jahjaga, in an attempt to find a solution to the political crisis. “To reach a situation that is beneficial for all, often one must act courageously, despite the danger this may incur for one's personal position. There is no doubt that this is applicable to Ramush Haradinaj,” Kelmendi writes.
Beqe Cufaj considers today that frustration and conclusion that the current opposition which raises only the issues of the “Association” and “Demarcation” cannot be supported, is understandable. To him, the current opposition is only the other side of the coin, or different faces with the same intention. He regrets for the lack of a third wing or an alternative that would breach the dreams of current politicians for power and corruption.
Citing well-informed sources, the news site reports that Quint countries, namely the United States of America, France, Germany, United Kingdom and Italy, have decided to undertake firm and joint measures against individuals that are believed to be undermining processes of European integration, most notably the implementation of the agreement on the formation of the Association/Community of Serb-majority municipalities.
Fatmir Limaj, leader of the Initiative for Kosovo (NISMA), told the media at the Assembly hall that the opposition is engaging to prevent the government’s agenda, which according to him is against the interests of Kosovo.
Limaj added further that they are not allowing incrimination of the Assembly.
The leaders of the three opposition parties, the Vetevendosje Movement, Alliance for the Future of Kosovo (AAK) and the Initiative for Kosovo (NISMA), told reporters in Pristina today that there will be no protest until November 28. Referring to the actions of the government and police on Wednesday, AAK leader Ramush Haradinaj said: “they carried out political actions and arrested people in their homes in the most brutal way possible. We will continue with our opposition. They should stop before it’s too late”.
The leader of the Initiative for Kosovo (NISMA), Fatmir Limaj, said today that calling the session by the Assembly Presidency was creating a provocative situation. "There are no normal conditions for the smooth running of the Assembly’s work. Instead, the ruling coalition should take this issue seriously. There will be no normality. There cannot be Assmebly sessions without opposition. The agreement’s will not pass,” Limaj said.
Leader of Initiative for Kosovo (NISMA) Fatmir Limaj dismissed statement from the Kosovo-based Council for Defence of Human Rights and Freedoms (CDHRF) that what happened today at the Assembly was an act of violence. Limaj said violence is what is happening to Kosovo. “We grew up with teargas and we don’t want our children to grow up like this. The future of our children is being ruined by this agreement,” said Limaj. He reiterated that the opposition stands united in opposing the creation of the Association/Community of Serb majority municipalities.
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.
In an interview for the news site, Pristina-based attorney Tome Gashi said the statute of the special court does not allow for it to try Ramush Haradinaj, leader of the Alliance for the Future of Kosovo (AAK), or Initiative for Kosovo (NISMA) leader Fatmir Limaj, because both men were acquitted by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia. “Some of their political rivals are implying that Haradinaj and Limaj could be tried by the special court. However, Haradinaj, as a senior KLA officer, was declared innocent in two occasions by the ICTY.