The Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK) MP Avdullah Hoti has given his comments on the eve of the party’s extraordinary Assembly, which is expected to convene on Thursday at the initiative of delegates. He emphasized that this statutory instrument serves to enable democratic oversight by the membership over the party leadership.
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Hoti points out that deep dissatisfaction with LDK’s recent electoral performance has led to the convening of this Assembly, citing as main reasons the failure in three parliamentary election cycles and the loss of two municipalities during local elections.
According to him, it is unacceptable to ignore these negative results and continue as if nothing has happened, a stance that, according to Hoti, is being taken by the current leadership by not supporting the convening of the Assembly. “An LDK that accepts such defeats without reaction cannot be in the service of the country,” he stated.
In his full statement, Hoti clarifies that the drafters of LDK’s ideological platform, drawing on models from sister parties within the European Union, conceived the extraordinary Assembly as a vital tool for democratic oversight by delegates.
He insisted that the calling of the Assembly came as a result of the leadership’s refusal to follow the example of 2021, when former chairman Mustafa took responsibility for the result and paved the way for the election of chairman Abdixhiku. This Assembly, according to Hoti, is not convened against any individual, but to strengthen the party in light of the political challenges awaiting Kosovo.
Furthermore, Hoti articulated a series of sharp criticisms of the six-year governance of the Vetëvendosje Movement, describing it as harmful to the country. He accused the majority of damaging strategic alliances, failing to fulfill the Washington Agreement, abandoning dialogue for mutual recognition, and ending up in Ohrid with obligations from an unsigned annex agreement. He also mentioned affairs in the energy sector, dubious tenders, nepotism, pressure on the judiciary, blocking the appointment of the Chief Prosecutor, illegal dismissals, and the instrumentalization of independent institutions such as RTK and KIA, emphasizing that these actions have undermined the rule of law and the separation of powers.
He added that economic failures, the lack of capital investments, rising inflation, and the deterioration of healthcare services have severely hit citizens’ welfare. To face all these problems, Hoti stresses that LDK must be stronger than ever.
At the end of his statement, the MP clarified that this Assembly does not intend to impose a predetermined leadership. He guaranteed that the next party leadership will emerge from a full internal electoral process, which will be fully transparent, inclusive, and rigorously overseen by the competent bodies of the LDK, from basic units to the central structure, in full compliance with the party’s Statute and regulations.
