AAK maintains its opposition line toward Kurti, but leaves open the possibility of voting for the president under conditions – analysts explain the political backdrop

The Alliance for the Future of Kosovo (AAK) has reiterated that it will not be part of an executive led by Albin Kurti, stressing that its position on a governing coalition has not changed.

However, the party underlines that this decision does not prevent it from contributing to overcoming the institutional deadlock.

According to AAK, there is willingness to support the election of the country’s president, but this could happen only if a political agreement is reached based on concrete conditions and priorities which, the party says, are in the interest of citizens and the state.

AAK stresses that such support for the president should not be seen as entering a governing coalition, nor as a retreat from its opposition role.

For this political force, it is a matter of institutional responsibility, aimed at avoiding a political crisis and guaranteeing the normal functioning of institutions.

In its statements, AAK has made clear that any possible form of cooperation will depend on the acceptance of the programmatic points it presented earlier, including areas such as economic development, energy, agriculture and infrastructure.

The party insists that these conditions be included in any possible political agreement.

In this context, the question arises whether this approach is a way to preserve its opposition profile while at the same time leaving the door open for an institutional compromise, or whether it could be seen as a step toward partial cooperation with LVV.

Zogaj: It is difficult to understand AAK’s real intention

Publicist Skënder Zogaj spoke to “Bota sot” about this development.

According to him, AAK’s approach appears contradictory, as on the one hand it rejects participation in government, while on the other it leaves open support for the election of the president under conditions.

He believes that through this positioning, AAK aims to strengthen itself as an opposition force while at the same time presenting itself as a party with institutional responsibility.

“It is difficult to understand AAK’s real intention, as it declares that it will not become part of the Government led by Albin Kurti, but at the same time expresses readiness to support the election of the President and the creation of institutions, if its programmatic conditions in the field of energy, economy, agriculture and infrastructure are accepted.

These are priorities that, in principle, should belong to all political parties. However, AAK rushed to articulate them as its own platform, aiming to gain political advantage. This move has a double effect: it strengthens its opposition identity and presents it as an entity with vision and institutional responsibility. Therefore, there is no doubt that the main goal is to consolidate its profile as an opposition force,” he says.

Further, the publicist stresses that AAK is trying to present itself as a constructive factor for resolving the political crisis, without moving away from its opposition identity.

He also adds that during this crisis period, AAK has had a clearer and more transparent approach than PDK and LDK.

“From this point of view, this statement may serve AAK to awaken the electorate’s interest and position it as a constructive factor in resolving the political crisis, which continues to hold hostage the normal functioning of institutions and Kosovo’s political future.

At the same time, AAK is trying to create a shift in favor of its electoral position, but without damaging its opposition identity. Cooperation with LVV, which it has consistently opposed and in harsh tones, would be difficult to reconcile with this identity and, consequently, appears politically almost impossible.

I positively assess AAK’s transparency in this approach. So far, it is exercising the role of the opposition more clearly and more consistently than PDK and LDK, which, at least at this stage of the political crisis, are showing more hesitation and fluctuation in their positions,” Zogaj told “Bota sot”.

Haziri: The conditions presented by the Alliance to be part of the process of forming new institutions are positive

In a statement to “Bota sot,” political analyst Nexhat Haziri assesses that AAK is the party that has most clearly expressed its position regarding the formation of institutions and that this demonstrates a willingness to help overcome the political crisis.

According to him, this position may also be linked to the interest of the new leader, Ardian Gjini, in avoiding new elections and strengthening his leadership within the party.

“I think that, of all the parliamentary parties, only the Alliance has made its position clear in relation to the process of forming Kosovo’s institutions. This should be seen as goodwill and commitment by this political party to make its contribution so that the country emerges from this political and institutional crisis, which has now continued for two years.

This position of the Alliance can also be interpreted from another angle, as it now has a new leader, Ardian Gjini, who may see that a new electoral process, which the country could enter again, would not be welcome for him and his political force. Not only because it could endanger the Alliance’s position as a parliamentary party, but also because it would be a major obstacle to consolidating Mr. Gjini’s leadership as party chairman, as well as to implementing the new reforms and changes he plans to make so that the Alliance is more competitive and carries more weight on Kosovo’s political scene,” the analyst explains.

In the end, he stresses that the conditions set by AAK are in the interest of citizens and calls on LVV to take them into consideration, hoping that such an approach will also be followed by the other parties in order to unblock the institutions.

“The conditions presented by the Alliance in order to be part of the process of forming new institutions are positive and essential for the citizens and the country, therefore they should be taken into account by the leading party, in this case LVV.

And finally, I hope that this goodwill and the seriousness of the Alliance will be an example for the other parties as well, so that the institutions are formed and the country begins to function normally,” analyst Haziri concluded for “Bota sot”.