Ismaili: PDK will be in Parliament, not at the called meeting

Uran Ismaili, a PDK lawmaker, announced that his party’s Parliamentary Group had once again submitted a request to Avni Dehari, the chair of the constitutive session, for its continuation to be called on August 16. According to him, the request aims to restore constitutional order.

During a press conference, Ismaili criticized Vetëvendosje for the fact that Parliament has still not been constituted.

He described the situation as another attempt to manipulate deadlines, saying that Haxhiu should have written to Dehari to call the session. Ismaili questioned the logic behind exercising mandates and sending letters when, in his view, the first letter should have been addressed to Dehari. He made clear that the PDK would not participate in that meeting, but would be in Parliament.

The PDK lawmaker also spoke about the consequences citizens are facing, in his view, because of the absence of a functioning Parliament, highlighting problems in healthcare, energy and education.

Ismaili said this was not a matter of theories or a simple partisan accusation. He cited reports about shortages of important medicines for cancer patients and stated that thousands of Kosovo families pay high sums for healthcare services, while, according to him, individuals and companies linked to those in power are becoming wealthy.

According to Ismaili, the same crisis is also present in the energy sector, where millions upon millions of euros from citizens’ pockets are going directly to companies close to those in power. He added that the situation is similar in education, as no projects are being implemented to improve quality or digitize education. He described this as the Kosovo of today and as the Kosovo of Albin Kurti’s years-long crises.

So far, the invitation from Acting President Albulena Haxhiu to the meeting scheduled for Tuesday at 09:00 has also been rejected by Alliance leader Ardian Gjini.

The continuation of the constitutive session was interrupted on August 8, following a request from LVV leader Albin Kurti and an escalation of the situation in the chamber, when Alliance lawmaker Time Kadrijaj threw an egg at Albin Kurti.

In the June 7 elections, LVV secured 53 lawmakers, PDK 22, LDK 18, and the Alliance 7.