Avni Arifi, adviser to the leader of the Alliance for the Future of Kosovo (AAK,) said that it is early to say if AAK would make a coalition with the Democratic League of Kosovo (PDK,) if the coalition block does not nominate Ramush Haradinaj for Prime Minister of Kosovo.
The Democratic League of Kosovo has not changed its position and it will defend decision of its leadership that the post of the Prime Minister will belong to LDK.
Arban Abrashi from this party said that they will respect the decision of the party’s leadership, because the decision of the Constitutional Court made them request reconsideration of the agreement and request the post of the Prime Minister.
It seems that the chairmanship of the Alliance for the Future of Kosovo (AAK) has dealt the final blow to the coalition bloc consisting of the Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK), the AAK, the Initiative for Kosovo (NISMA) and the Vetevendosje Movement. The AAK issued a press release after the meeting saying that the coalition bloc would fall apart if Ramush Haradinaj is not supported as candidate for the post of Prime Minister. “The 10 June agreement cannot be held hostage by unilateral actions of any member of the coalition.
Isa Mustafa, leader of the Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK), is determined to meet his party’s request for him to be the coalition’s candidate for the post of Prime Minister. Mustafa told Tirana-based Top Channel on Sunday that he expects partners of the coalition to understand the leading role of the LDK. “We will continue to explore all avenues for the coalition bloc to continue its work because we have the majority.
KTV sources informed that the Alliance for the Future of Kosovo (AAK,) has agreed for Isa Mustafa to be nominated as candidate of the coalition block for the Prime Minister of Kosovo.
The four leaders of the parties of the coalition will meet tomorrow morning, when they are expected to make the new agreement official, said the same sources which informed KTV correctly when the coalition decided to give up the post of the Assembly Speaker.
Isa Mustafa, leader of the Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK,) wrote on his Facebook page that the issue of the constitution of the institutions is more important than the issue who is going to lead them.
Leader of Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK), Isa Mustafa, took to Facebook to comment on yesterday’s statement of Hashim Thaci, leader of Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK) about new elections saying that there is no need for Kosovo to head to elections because it has a parliamentary majority. Mustafa said the PDK has only 36 votes in the Kosovo Assembly out of the total of 120 and it is not in a position to dictate what should happen in Kosovo and when elections should be scheduled.
After a joint meeting, leader of Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK), Isa Mustafa, and leader of Alliance for Future of Kosovo (AAK), Ramush Haradinaj, said that their discussions continue to focus on building new institutions of Kosovo. “All delays in forming of institutions are reflecting in the situation in the country. We are determined for change and are working together intensively to make this happen”, said Haradinaj.
Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK) member of presidency, Lutfi Haziri, has dismissed reports in certain local and Albanian media outlets that they are moving towards a coalition agreement with Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK). Haziri said that there is no agreement and that the post-election coalition is working for establishing legitimate institutions. Earlier media reports suggested that LDK leader, Isa Mustafa, is expected to agree to a coalition with Hashim Thaci’s PDK under the pressure of the US and German embassies.
Columnist Donik Sallova writes today that for the first time since June elections, last week the parties of the VLAN coalition showed signs of giving up on the demand to have the post of Assembly speaker by claiming that the key objective of the coalition is to undertake reforms so necessary in Kosovo. In a way, adds Sallova, the coalition bloc surrendered to the fact that constitutional procedures as well as the ruling of the Constitutional Court prevent it from electing a speaker from its own ranks.