Haradinaj calls for unity: Kosovo in dire economic and political situation

The leader of the Alliance for the Future of Kosovo, Ramush Haradinaj, has called for the unity of all those who have Kosovo in their minds and hearts to emerge from the economic, political and security crisis that, according to him, has degraded the country.

In a Facebook post on Friday, Haradinaj wrote that Kosovo is at a “major crossroads” and that the country is facing an institutional impasse following the conclusion of elections and a suspended Parliament. He criticized political actors who, according to him, have acted with personal and party interests, failing to resolve the situation.

Haradinaj called on everyone to put the common interest above personal interests, remembering the history of Kosovo and the sacrifices of citizens for the building of the state, the army and the institutions. He underlined the need to improve salaries, pensions, education and healthcare, as well as to increase the rule of law and the sovereignty of citizens in decision-making. He said that AAK is aware that these tasks have not been completed.

"This is also my appeal to all those who have Kosovo in their minds and hearts, in their bodies and in their souls, to overcome themselves and together lead this country towards normality, towards development, towards NATO and the EU. Let's take Kosovo where it belongs, among developed and democratic countries, make it part of the Family of Western democracies," Haradinaj wrote.

He concluded with an appeal to all those who love Kosovo, inviting them to unite to build a stabilized and developed future for the country.

Full text:

Dear citizens of Kosovo,

Today, our country has descended into a grave and extremely complicated economic, political, and security situation.

With the constitutional deadline for electing a new President having passed and Parliament suspended, elections have been completed, but with an unprecedented and unheard-of institutional deadlock.

This completely abnormal situation, to the detriment of the State and each of you, has been created because those who should have provided a solution to this situation did not get beyond themselves, but were content with personal and party interests.

As a country and as a society, we are in the final stages of returning to normality.

We are at the great crossroads of a union of all those who today are able to transcend themselves for the common good.

Kosovo has always had people who knew how to position themselves correctly in difficult moments;

Who had the courage to wage war, but also to create peace;

People who have sacrificed knowledge, wealth, and life for this country;

Who have stood firm and had the vision to stand behind their allies, led by America, in the most decisive moments;

Who knew how to make friends and how to fight enemies;

Who knew how to build a State, but also how to create its Army;

To return the land and property titles of their country;

From supervised independence to becoming completely self-sufficient, realizing our rights one by one...

All of these are a strong foundation for us to look only forward and not look for the guilty, but to transcend ourselves and connect towards the common good.

The Alliance and I are more aware than ever that a lot of work remains to be done:

For elections to produce institutions and blockades to become history;

That the people of this country may live with dignity with the salaries, pensions, and assistance provided by the State and not seek refuge anywhere in the world;

To finally create a modern school system that educates and a health system that heals;

To eliminate the distance between the government and the citizen, so that the latter is the sovereign of decision-making and not force them to go to the polls four times a year;

The state and power should be his...

This is also my appeal to all those who have Kosovo in their minds and hearts, in their bodies and souls, to overcome themselves and together lead this country towards normality, towards development, towards NATO and the EU.

Let's take Kosovo where it belongs, among developed and democratic countries, and make it part of the Family of Western democracies.