Nagavci: Vjosa Osmani Does Not Have Support as a Consensus Candidate

The Vetëvendosje Movement believes that Vjosa Osmani, the Democratic League of Kosovo’s presidential candidate, does not represent a consensus choice for the country’s next head of state.

Arbërie Nagavci, an LVV MP-elect, made this position known to Radio Dukagjini. She expressed confidence that Kosovo has worthy candidates to serve in this role.

Nagavci said the meaning of a consensus candidacy is clear and that such a person should not come from the current political scene. According to her, citizens expressed their will regarding all candidates through the results of the June elections, and that will must be respected alongside the responsibilities entrusted to political representatives in the latest elections.

She added that recent developments demonstrate a lack of unity around a consensus candidate, in this case Vjosa Osmani. However, Nagavci believes there is still time and room for discussions so that the country can be presented with a presidential candidate who has consensus support. According to her, Kosovo has candidates who would be worthy of this important institutional position.

The MP-elect said that the Vetëvendosje Movement has names who could be consensus candidates for the country’s next president. Nevertheless, she believes the final nominee should be determined through negotiations with the parties that will take part in the vote.

Nagavci stressed that there are potential candidates, but that the current stage requires a process of discussion and negotiation, as well as full agreement among the parties and MPs who will be involved in the voting process.

The former head of Vetëvendosje’s parliamentary group reiterated that electing the president is a shared responsibility of all political parties that have secured seats in the Assembly of Kosovo.

Because of the lack of a political agreement on the issue of the president, Kosovo went to elections held on June 7, in which the Vetëvendosje Movement came first.