Minister of Labor, Family and Liberation War Values, Andin Hoti, has said that the mention of his name for the position of president was nothing more than a sincere attempt to overcome a political impasse, for the sake of institutional stability.
In a post He wrote on Facebook that it was done to avoid holding the fifth election in a short time.
"My name in the case of the President was nothing more nor less than a sincere attempt to overcome a political impasse, not for my sake, but for the sake of these people and institutional stability."
To avoid the fifth election within a year. "To avoid mistreating the citizens of Kosovo with successive political crises," he wrote.
He also spoke about the Democratic Party of Kosovo, of which he was a part. He stated that he defended them even when they wanted to remove him and when they attacked him.
"I have never spoken a word against them. Not after I was appointed Head of the Commission on Missing Persons by Prime Minister Kurti. Not during the campaign in December 2025 as a candidate from the Vetëvendosje Movement." On the contrary. Even when they wanted to remove me at all costs, I protected them. Even when they left me “at the door,” as they cynically said the day before yesterday, I remained silent. Even when they attacked me relentlessly from within, I endured. I respected every individual there, even when they didn’t deserve it.
On the second day of my campaign as a candidate from the Vetëvendosje Movement, I clearly stated in the media:
'I don't deny my past. I continue to respect people'. Unfortunately, the day before yesterday, a low level of contempt and cynicism was used. With a sneer, they said that I "had a place at the door". Maybe for some doors it is the place where they spend their lives waiting to meet the "bosses". That's why it seems to them that everyone has a place there. "Even more ironic is that twice they didn't even reach the Prime Minister's office door to take that position, even though they had a party with great power," he wrote.
TIn his post, he said that he confirms every detail of Prime Minister Albin Kurti's words regarding the President's issue and the mention of his name. He added that he was blackmailed with the formula "only if you want."
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"Not heard, but seen with my own eyes. A political leader, Prime Minister with over 50% of the people's trust, tried to blackmail himself with the formula "unless he wants to...". At that moment, no one thought about the people, the state, the future of the country. They only thought about bargaining. Why? Because for some, this has been a system. It has been normalcy. It has been the way politics has been done for years. And it is understandable that for a mentality accustomed to bargaining, it is difficult to accept a different Kosovo, a Kosovo without political bargaining, with determination and principles," he added.
Hoti wrote that the place for which blood was shed is continues to be held hostage by the mania for power.
"The country for which blood has been shed, including the blood of my father, my uncle and my grandfather, continues to be held hostage by the mania for power: where bargaining is the main instrument of governance, while the people's vote is treated as an obstacle. But in the end, only one judges: the people."
He has judged. And he will judge again, for each of us. "One thing, however, remains even more cynical. The attacks on me, not for what I have done, but for who I am," he said.
