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Elections 2026

Çitaku: Without misuse of state resources, Kurti would suffer an even deeper political fiasco

Vlora Citaku

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The Vice President of the Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK), Vlora Çitaku, has assessed that the election result is a consequence of citizens' disappointment with the governance of the incumbent Prime Minister, Albin Kurti.

In a statement to the media, Çitaku said that Kurti's government has produced disappointment and continuous crises, adding that this was reflected in the low turnout in the elections.

"Albin Kurti's government produced disappointment among citizens and continuous crises. This misgovernance resulted in this election protest. The non-participation of around 200 voters in the elections is a clear indication of this," she stated.

Çitaku accused the Vetëvendosje Movement of misusing state resources and vote buying, saying that hundreds of millions of euros had been distributed for electoral benefits.

"If there were no massive vote buying through hundreds of millions of euros distributed, promises of employment, threats against state employees, millions of euros for tickets for migrants, and misuse of state resources, this man would suffer an even deeper political fiasco," she said.

However, Çitaku stated that PDK has managed to reconfirm its political position, while maintaining representation in percentage and number of MPs.

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She added that the low turnout in the elections should serve as a message to all political parties.

"We will wait for the completion of the counting and then we will publish our positions," concluded Çitaku.

According to preliminary results, PDK is second with over 21 percent.

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