a minute agoBritish Ambassador: Citizens Turn Down Bad Party Decisions
Periskopi(8 years ago)
(8 years ago)Ruairi O'Connell, ambassador of Great Britain to Kosovo, said citizens should accept bad decisions from parties that have voted. He made these comments in the public discussion on the subject “Establishment of Transparency and Accountability to electors”, organised on the occasion of the International Democracy Day note by the Democratic Institute [...]
These comments he made in public discussion on the subject “The Rise of Transparency and Accountability to electors”, organised on the occasion of the International Democracy Day note by the Kosovo Democratic Institute (KDI).
According to him, democracy needs active citizenship, free and professional media, MPs having contact with citizens.
“Citizens should not accept bad decisions, especially from parties that have voted. One party or another is not to blame. In Kosovo, voters of a party are spoken of as football fans. These voters can change the party”. “Democracy needs active citizenship, free and professional media, MPs with access to citizens”. “Democracy is not the system that survives without care. MPs should do what citizens ask for”, he said, Online Economy.
Vjosa Osmani deputy of the Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK) cited the impasse minorities make on major issues.
Over the past 10 years, it has proved that active citizenship in relation to politicians has shown extremely good. 20 years after the war, we have on representation of minorities that dominate and block decision making”.
Gevahire Izmak from the PDK said they try to be transparent with voters. “Unfortunately, social networks enable us to communicate with our voters. We've got a lot of work as an MP to regulate the” account.
Victory Pacolli from the Vetevendosje Movement ranks said that Kosovo has autism“Today is the actual day we need to talk about democracy. We as a state have failed to walk towards a full democracy. Our system has some elements of democracy but also elements of autocratics based on the actions of some politicians”.“Unfortunately, institutions have worked little to build an active government. I think in Kosovo there is no democracy”.
Ahmet Isufi of the AAK said certain political interests and all parties on major topics should be put aside. Many of the hearings have occurred to have no quorum and it means we have no MP responsibility. Political segments designated for the sake of democracy should leave political resentments and join big themes”. “Opinion should be more focused on making deputies more accountable to citizens”, he said.
