7 hours agoTagesschau: Kosovo elections, clear victory for left
Periskopi(5 years ago)
(5 years ago)Kosovars have voted for a new start: the leftist opposition, led by charismatic leader Albin Kurti, who won parliamentary elections with a clear majority. He won points by promising to fight corruption. Opposition party nationalist left-wing Vetevendosje has won a clear victory in extraordinary parliamentary elections. [...]
He won points by promising to fight corruption. Opposition party nationalist left-wing Vetevendosje has won a clear victory in extraordinary parliamentary elections. After counting 98% of the ballot, the VV in charge of Kurti has managed to secure about 48% of the vote, according to the CEC's announcement.
The Democratic Party of Kosovo, which came from the Kosovo Liberation Army and was part of the country's long-standing leadership, has won 17% of the vote, writes German media Tagesschau, translate Periscopi.
On the other hand, the ruling conservative party, the Democratic League of Kosovo, dropped to 13%.
Kurti's party has almost doubled the result from the last elections held in 2019. The PDK and LDK have conceded defeat. The outgoing prime minister, Avdullah Hoti from the LDK, has declared he wants to act as “constructive” in parliament.
Failure to Form Governments
Supporters of the Vetevendosje Movement gathered last night on the streets of the capital, celebrating with car sirens and lighting fireworks.
Our priorities are justice and job creation”, Kurti said before his supporters on election night.
The path ahead is long, we will make mistakes, but our intentions are noble”, he stated.
Kurti's party has indicated it is most based on the last two parliamentary elections, but had failed to form the government. After the last elections in autumn 2019, Vetevendosje had established a coalition with the LDK after many difficult negotiations. But, just 50 days later, Kurti had fallen from office after the no-confidence vote initiated by the LDK itself. For the rest of the time, The LDK temporarily led the government in charge with Avdullah Hotin, who stepped down after the Constitutional Court's ruling, broadcast Periscopi.
New Generations of Politicians
Albin Kurti belongs to a new generation of politicians who are struggling to replace the old political register in Kosovo, a country with about 1.8 million people.
45-year-old Kurti, who is also a former political prisoner, is serious with young and Kosovars living even abroad who accuse old leaders of doing nothing against poverty and accuse them of being responsible for the high level of corruption in the country. /Periscopi/
