DUI demands the immediate removal of Bilall Kasami, opposes the dissolution of the Tetovo Municipal Council

The Democratic Union for Integration has once again reacted to the political approach of the Mayor of Tetovo Municipality, Bilall Kasami.

According to DUI, Kasami has once again shown the citizens a lack of political and institutional strength.

In its statement, the party says that, being unable to take responsibility and provide solutions to Tetovo’s problems, he is trying to cover up his failure through claims about new elections for the Tetovo Municipal Council.

In its full reaction, DUI says that Bilall Kasami, known since his youth for verses of praise dedicated to Josip Broz Tito, later part of the pre-election coalition “Mozheme,” and today part of a Government without the legitimacy of Albanians, has on several occasions displayed his political weakness before the public.

According to them, this was seen when the Prime Minister publicly cut him off, in his relations with Government ministers, and now as well, when, according to DUI, he is not showing the political courage to defend the names of Tetovo’s streets and squares.

DUI stresses that instead of concrete steps, Kasami is putting forward unfounded legal theories, while instead of responsibility he is seeking an alibi. Likewise, according to the party, instead of cooperating to resolve the issue, he is trying to create an artificial crisis and then use it as a reason for new elections.

The statement also says that, for the sake of the truth, DUI did not propose as an agenda item the same list of names that was abrogated by the Constitutional Court. According to them, the proposed list contains a total of 67 names and, for this reason, this issue cannot serve either as a cause or as a pretext for dissolving the Tetovo Municipal Council.

Further, DUI believes that Bilall Kasami should stop avoiding responsibility and work with councilors and political forces to resolve this problem for the benefit of Tetovo and its residents.

However, according to the party, it appears that he still has not received permission from VMRO-DPMNE to vote for the Albanians’ initiative to restore the names of the streets and squares, which, according to the reaction, were unconstitutionally abrogated by the Constitutional Court.

DUI raises the question of whether or not Bilall Kasami has received permission from VMRO-DPMNE to vote for the Albanians’ initiative. According to the party, if the will exists, he should vote for it, while if he does not dare, he should publicly declare that he is waiting for permission from his government partners.

Finally, DUI states that if Bilall Kasami and his partners want elections, then he should not hide behind the dissolution of the Municipal Council. According to the party, he should immediately resign from the post of Mayor of Tetovo Municipality and then elections should be held.

The reaction also states that a mayor who has failed to solve a single problem in Tetovo, who seeks excuses for every failure, shifts responsibility onto others, and waits for a signal from his Government partners for every decision, cannot hold either the Municipal Council or the citizens of Tetovo hostage.

DUI concludes by stressing that if Bilall Kasami wants elections, he should not sacrifice the Council to save himself, but should resign and face the citizens of Tetovo himself.