Abdixhiku Calls Initiative Misguided and Premature: I Feel Sorry for Those Who Sabotaged the Party

Lumir Abdixhiku, leader of the Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK), has opposed the initiative to convene an extraordinary party assembly whose sole agenda item is a proposal to remove him from the party leadership. He described the move as misguided, inappropriate and ill-timed.

Addressing the delegates, Abdixhiku said the request had been made unilaterally and at a delicate time for the country, while describing it as a defining moment for the LDK.

According to him, the process was launched prematurely, as only a few months have passed since the last extraordinary assembly, while the party’s regular assembly is also approaching.

The LDK leader expressed regret over members who, as he put it, were absent at key political moments and then demanded accountability for the results. Abdixhiku stressed that he does not accept the logic whereby someone refuses to participate in the General Council, the collegium of party branches and the party’s campaign, but demands accountability once it is over.

He said he is accountable only to the members and delegates who were active on the ground and contributed to the LDK’s political battles. According to Abdixhiku, someone who avoids the party bodies and its most important battle, while waiting for a poor result to repeat the same refrain once again, cannot demand accountability from him.

The LDK’s extraordinary assembly was convened at the request of a group of delegates. A total of 355 delegates are expected to vote and decide whether Abdixhiku will continue to lead the party.