Former Ambassador Gashi for the political situation: Our democracy is being tested, worrying that the blockade could continue

Gashi in his post has praised the possibility that political blockades continue for yet another period, and that Kosovo democracy is being tested.

And the real leadership lies precisely in the ability to get these interests to convert, whether for people who believe in more government interventions or for those who believe they have to have more freedom from government, for those who work in the private sector and for those in the public sector, for the elderly and for the young, for those who live in villages and for those in cities, for those who live in the country and for those who live outside it, for all the citizens of Kosovo, he has written among others.

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At this time of a renewed and deepening political crisis in our country, it is vital to remember the power and importance of dialogue and political compromise. The capacity of political leadership comes, not from the ability to remain loyal to certain political goals of proper names, but from adapting and addressing the needs of the country. Those needs should always be the core of each public engagement.

It is extremely disturbing that the blockade seems to continue for another period for our country. We should not be engaged in political theatre, but in political solutions. Political courage should be our leadership, not political vengeance. Political vision should be the one leading us, not the small political resentment. Courage implies respect for the plurality of the people and the vision and courage to compromise.

Our democracy is being tested, but our determination must unite us and protect democracy. Often these days are read that political compromise necessarily means some kind of political corruption. This promise forgets that when citizens vote, they too have interests in their minds. And that's exactly how democracy should work. But someone's interests are not the only force in the game, they are limited by the interests of others.

And the real leadership lies precisely in the ability to get these interests to convert, whether for people who believe in more government interventions or for those who believe they have to have more freedom from government, for those who work in the private sector and for those in the public sector, for the elderly and for the young, for those who live in villages and for those in cities, for those who live in the country and for those who live abroad, for all citizens of Kosovo.

We are not seeing this leadership operate today and would strongly encourage all political parties to reconsider what they stand for and what they are proposing to citizens in a critical period for the country and in a fragile era of world order.