Serbian List influence on other communities' parties violate constitutional order

Suspicions that the Serbian List stepped up Adriana Hodzic's initiative are seen as dangerous to the country's democracy and contrary to the Constitution.

File officials say it is dangerous for democracy if it happens that the Belgrade-based Serbian List has an impact on non-Serb minority deputies.

Thus Ehat Miftaraj from the Kosovo Institute for Justice says the game of the Serb List with certain parties violates the constitutional order in Kosovo.

According to him, the very fact that representatives of the Bosniak community get thousands of votes from Serbs is a deviation from the will of Bosniaks' interest and their inadequate representation.

“A political game between the Serb List with specific parties, whether Bosniak or Roma, primarily violate the constitutional order of the Republic of Kosovo, violates the basic principles with which the Republic of Kosovo through the Constitution guarantees to the non-combat communities in Kosovo the right to be represented by legitimate representatives, reflecting the will of non-communal communities in Kosovo. With the fact that representatives of the Bosniak community get thousands of votes from Serbs, this is indeed a deviation from the will of Bosniaks' interest, it is effective non-representation and adequate for their interests”, he says.

He claims it poses danger to democracy and undermines constitutional principles.

This poses a danger to democracy in Kosovo, this poses a risk of undermining principles that are embedded in the Constitution of Kosovo, which are through fraud, through deformities of secret agreements among political parties from non-involved communities in Kosovo, to deviate the will and effective representation of the interests of Kosovo citizens”, he adds.

On the other hand, the connoisseur of constitutional issues, Mazum Baraliu, says that public opinion but the Government of Kosovo should react in order to prevent this dangerous game learned by Belgrade through the Serbian List for influence in Kosovo.

“It would have to raise the voice of both public opinion and of these communities, especially of the government, openly they are silent, to react, they are unacceptable and to prevent through institutions and institutional links to intervene where it was made, because it is clear that it has received more Serbian community votes in Partesh and in the municipalities where there are no Bosniaks, which is a political game played by Belgrade. And, yes, it could be at risk that when any case is raised in the Assembly by a government that has a majority, it would be in vain because when the double vote takes place, majority vote 2/3, voting 2/3 of minorities, in fact, Serbian List... is going out against Kosovo's interests for Belgrade's interests, and it could prevent any initiative”, he says.

In contrast, Florent Spahija from the Kosovo Democratic Institute (KDI) says the issue of communities is regulated by law.

I consider that the government should legally secure the votes for voting in the Assembly first, and second, for any law that is important should be reduced and have a co-operation with each political subject in the country. The issue of communities is regulated with the Constitutions and the law and their votes are necessary. I think we don't have any rush that issues like these that are needed 2/3 of communities' votes are a priority for issues that the government should address, at least for the first two years”, he says of Kosovapress.

Adriana Hodzic has managed to secure about 6 thousand and 400 votes in the February 14th elections, leaving out of the Kosovo Assembly, many political parties that have consistently represented the Bosniak community in the legislature. This has prompted numerous reactions from Bosniaks themselves, especially former Duda Balje and Emilja Rexhepi.