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The political scene in Kosovo is at one of the most important crossroads in recent years, where institutional deadlock and the lack of a governing agreement are rapidly leading the country towards early elections.
Analyst Ben Andoni said that, if Prime Minister Albin Kurti does not reach a compromise with the opposition by the beginning of next week, elections may be inevitable, with a possible date set before Christmas.
According to Andoni, Prime Minister Kurti is described as a leader at the most critical point in his political career. Although his power is considered "monolith" and more stable than that of his rivals, strengthened by a strong narrative against crime and corruption, his harsh rhetoric towards political opponents is seen as an obstacle to reaching consensus.
Also on the other side, the main opposition parties, PDK and LDK, present themselves with different profiles.
The PDK, under the leadership of Memli Krasniqi, is considered to have performed relatively well in the elections, despite the blows the party has received. Krasniqi is described as a figure with extensive institutional experience, capable of leading the functioning of the state.
On the other hand, the LDK, led by Lumir Abdixhiku, is considered the only ideologically "correct" party in Kosovo, with a clear center-right profile. Abdixhiku is seen as a "technocrat" with deep economic knowledge, but the party faces internal regional turbulence.
The analyst emphasizes that Kosovo's political future depends on Prime Minister Kurti's next moves. The options are clear: a quick agreement with the LDK to form a broad-based government, or a return to the ballot box, a scenario that seems increasingly likely.
"Some of the characters in Kosovo politics, you know, have long experience. I'm not talking about Mr. Memli Krasniqi and Mr. Lumir Abdixhiku, both of whom are now party leaders. But elements within their parties, such as Mr. Ramush Haradinaj. They have been there for many years. PDK is a personality and in my opinion, in a different conjuncture, if Vetëvendosje were allowed a little power, he could be a very good prime minister of Kosovo, because you know, he worked in a bank, he worked in local government, he worked in various institutions and he knows how the state works. That's why PDK under his leadership, because he led the election campaign, did not achieve such a bad result, even after the big blows that, excuse me, PDK has received from all sides. As for LDK, if you look carefully, there are very big regional turbulences.
First because Mr. Abdixhiku holds the card of a technocrat and a technician and for the sake of truth, he knows the economy very well. In my opinion and from an ideological point of view, it is the only party that is the correct party in Kosovo, because they are a center-right party and fight within this ideology. While the other parties are extremely stagnant parties. The first in their ideological stance, but the second in their positioning. But we avoid something that the emancipation of Kosovar political society, I am not talking about the elites, because elite is a big word in Albania and in Kosovo, leaves a lot to be desired. The first is that you know, on two occasions Mr. Kurti, and in the second-term elections and in these other elections where he won, used a very harsh rhetoric towards his opponents. Even this time, instead of being a little humble, a little understanding, he seems unable to let go of this. Even in a meeting before this one that you rightly mentioned, he asked the Kosovo opposition that from now on they should remain silent because he will act with the power of this transitional government in Kosovo.
In short, I think that Mr. Kurti is at the biggest crossroads of his political career and over time he is in a way starting to decline a little in the general perception. But, if you look carefully, Mr. Kurti in the local government, although he has come out weaker than the two main parties, has started to be better than in the past elections, which shows that his power is a monolithic power and it is a power that does not have, let's say, major turbulences, as happens with the PDK and the LDK. They are more stable because of the narrative that he uses against gangs, against crime, against corruption, and of course against the part of the dialogue with Serbia.
If Mr. Kurti does not make a move at the beginning of the week, he must give a lot of power to the LDK, that is. That is, to take some of its individuals to introduce them into the government as ministers and there are ministers, there are very good individuals in the LDK who can handle this task. I believe that there will be elections and the elections are before Christmas, that is, that is the first and most likely deadline, on December 24, if I am not mistaken, and this gives some breathing space for Kosovo to act immediately on the institutions and the budget.
Because so far the draft budget has been passed, the budget needs to be approved, which means there are extraordinary obstacles and above all Kosovo has lost millions of euros during these times. The first is from the aid of the Western Balkan countries, in the development plan, the well-known 6 billion, but also from other problems. Meanwhile, the constitution of the Kosovo parliament by people who have not done any work so far, has taken Kosovo 1.5 million euros for their salaries alone, plus a not so large figure, but a huge amount of people who serve them and who almost do not produce anything. And when you think about the crushed shoulders of Kosovo, just these two figures that I mentioned are extremely large" , Andoni told "Syri TV".
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