5 hours agoKurti-head of the EU Office: Once it's the election, then the president
Periskopi(6 years ago)
(6 years ago)Movement leader “Determination” Albin Kurti has held a meeting with EU representatives in Kosovo. According to him, the country's new president must be elected after citizens have spoken in a new democratic election process. “This because the current government has no legitimacy and the Kosovo Assembly has become [...]
This is because the current government has no legitimacy and the Kosovo Assembly has become dysfunctional. When we don't have bad governance, it's government failure. This government is unable to lead the country towards economic development and EU integration. The unity of the political Corps comes after choosing a government with civic legitimacy. Once legitimacy, then unity”, is expressed.
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Today, Chairman Movement V. SUNDAY! Albin Kurti, accompanied by the task leader of the Movement Parliamentary Group, Mr. Lieburn Aliu, and MP, Mrs. Victory Pacolli, hosted the Chief of the European Union Office/EU Special Representative Ambassador Thomas Szunyog, his deputy, Mr. Ricardo Serry, and political adviser, Mrs. Blerta Beytullahu.
During the meeting, the current political situation in Kosovo was discussed, and the issue of electing the president. Mayor Kurti stressed that it is important that the new president be elected after citizens have spoken in a new democratic election process. That is because the current government has no legitimacy and the Kosovo Assembly has become dysfunctional. When we don't have bad governance, it's government failure. This government is unable to lead the country towards economic development and EU integration. The unity of the political Corps comes after choosing a government with civic legitimacy. Once, legitimacy, then unity.
Ambassador Szunyog underlined the importance of democratic functioning of institutions, a Assembly capable of adopting laws, the need to continue dialogue with Serbia, and the need for the advance and implementation of the SAA agenda.
Mayor Kurti announced that the European agenda of our state is important for the development and advancement of the state of Kosovo. Now when Kosovo is facing the COVID-19 pandemic and the impact it has on the economy, we most need developmental and support policies for citizens and businesses in the country. And for dialogue Kosovo- Serbia is necessary a new start for the process to have credibility. And for this, democratisation and Europeanisation of dialogue must occur, replacing transaction approach with transformative and transatlantic.
Both sides agreed that it is necessary and beneficial to continue communication and co-operation.
