The president of the Alliance for the Future of Kosovo (AAK), Ramush Haradinaj, in a video message called on the people of Kosovo to join the protest that his party is planning to stage together with the Initiative for Kosovo (NISMA) on 14 May. In his address, Haradinaj said that Kosovo is not doing well and it is not able to ensure economic development. Corruption has reached endemic levels, he added, while the agreements on the Association/Community of Serb-majority Municipalities and the border demarcation with Montenegro are a setback for Kosovo.

The government of Kosovo issued a press release saying that today’s planned opposition protest in Vushtrri against the creation of the Serb-majority municipality of Prilluzhe is based on an untrue cause. The Government insisted it never discussed the creation of such a municipality with anyone and accused the opposition parties of “fabricating causes for political gains” in an attempt to polarize the society and destabilize Kosovo.

Officials from Kosovo opposition parties are committed to continue opposing the agreement on the Association/Community of Serb-majority municipalities and the border demarcation agreement with Montenegro. Vetevendosje MP Albulena Haxhiu told Telegrafi that the protest against the agreements has entered its seventh month and it has almost been three months since the opposition also began demanding the resignation of the government.

Kosovo opposition parties are confident that the anti-government protest scheduled for 17 February will be the biggest yet. The opposition bloc is already meeting citizens from different municipalities to garner support for the upcoming protest. Adonis Tahiri from Vetevendosje said the united opposition continues to demand the annulment of the agreement with Serbia on the establishment of the Association/Community of Serb-majority municipalities and the border demarcation with Montenegro.