Government crash night: All You Need to Know

Periskopi

22 December 2020, 01:03(5 years ago)

The Constitutional Court in the evening has decided that the country will go to the polls. MP Etem Arifi's vote has been declared invalid, and thus the Hoti Government is no longer legitimate. Following this act, the country is expected to go to extraordinary elections within 40 days of its proclamation, writes [...]

Following this act of judgment, the country is expected to go to extraordinary elections within 40 days of its proclamation date, Periscopi writes.

This news was first made known through sources from Express within this court, and then there was the Constitution himself who made the decision on the web site the official page of the court.

Kadri Kryeziu, former judge at the Constitutional Court, had declared that if former President Etem Arifi's vote is declared invalid, then the Vetevendosje Movement will come to the top of the country.

If the Constitution estimates Arifi's vote is invalid, then we go back to zero. Point zero means the moment the Hoti Government was created and should start from the moment Albin Kurti was a task leader. In my opinion, Kurti returns to the post prime minister's post”, Kryeziu said of Periscope.

The Constitution later officially announced that MP Etem Arifi's vote is declared invalid and, as a result, the Hoti Government falls and the country goes to the polls.

An immediate reaction has been made by AAKI Parliamentary Group chief Daut Haradinaj, who in a proposal for Periscope, has said the AAK respects the Constitutional Court's decision and that they are prepared if the country goes to the polls.

I haven't read the JPC decision yet, but the Alliance considers that any court decision is incompatible no matter what we have. The alliance is always lined up beside the rule of law. The democracy that is born of the blood of martyrs triumphs over all of us. We're committed to a state that will respect the decisions of the JCK, if the country goes to elections, we're prepared as never before for a modest victory to happen.”, Haradinaj said. Periscope.

While by the Democratic League of Kosovo, Lutfi Haziri said this party respects this decision, until he added that we now have a new political reality.

And from the Democratic Party of Kosovo, which grew third in recent elections, have said they welcome the Kosovo Constitutional Court's decision, which paves the way for new parliamentary elections in Kosovo.

That decision, apparently you cannot rejoice in Albin Kurti, Albulen Haxhiu, Donika Cadaj-Bujupi, Faton Topalli of many others who were convicted of criminal acts and parole, because according to Ehat Miftaraj of the Kosovo Institute for Justice, this decision makes it impossible to run for deputy.

And Faton Peci, U.D. cabinet chief. President Vjosa Osmani has said she will invite all political parties to the meeting from tomorrow to set the election date.

“We plan from tomorrow to invite all political parties to agree on the date of the elections”, Peci has said on one of the local televisions.

On the other hand, Gjakova chairman and AAK's first deputy chairman, Ardian Gjini, has the problem of budget sharing.

Shortly after he learned of the Constitutional decision, Djind said that “the president should seek the budget vote for next year or risk social destabilisation”

We remember Arifi had voted in favour of forming government Hoti at the June 3rd session.

Kosovo's Constitution in Article 70 has predicted that one of the ways of losing the MP's mandate is the almighty one or more years in prison.

MP Arifi was sentenced to 1 year and 3 months in prison by the Court of Appeals for subsidies fraud.

Etem Arifi was convicted after having as deputy from the Ashkali Party for Integration in the Republic of Kosovo Parliament, he has been influenced by the officials of the Ministry of Labour and Social Goods for granting subsidies, even though he has known that this NGO is an illegal organisation and thanks to its influence the NGO in question has accepted from the Ministry of Labour and Social Goods, and by the Prime Minister's Office for the Day of the Flag for the Ashka money community at the value of 25,64 euros.

Hoti Government

With 61 votes to and 24 against, the Kosovo assembly on 3 June approved the Avdullah Hoti government. Parliament Speaker Vjosa Osmani did not participate in the vote, while Vetevendosje boycotted the session in sign of riots and throughout the session where Hoti unveiled his government's objectives, activists and supporters of the Vetevendosje movement protested outside the Assembly against Avdullah Hoti, calling Kurti's name.

The Government House cabinet consisted of:

LDK

Avdullah Hoti-Prime Minister

Driton Selmanaj ) Deputy Prime Minister;

Hykemte Bajrami ? Minister of Finance;

Anton Quini Minister of Defense

Vlora Doshoshi ? Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports;

Agim Veliu- Minister of Internal Affairs;

Arba Abashi- Minister of Infrastructure

Armendi Zemaj-Heir of Health;

Besian Mustafa ʹ Minister of Agriculture

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