In a statement to journalists, Ferati emphasized that any formal evidence confirming such an initiative is materializing is lacking.

However, he underlined that chairman Lumir Abdixhiku is not avoiding the statutory rules that define the assembly’s convening and the testing of confidence in him.

“We did not see any cited source, not from a heavyweight figure within the LDK, nor from any serious group. So far, zero signatures have been deposited. As soon as there are requests, as a major party we will handle them and examine them until the required number of delegates is met. The chairman has proven himself three times by secret ballot and is not at all afraid of the LDK’s statutory mechanisms,” he stated.

Regarding the fact that Vjosa Osmani is staying in the LDK offices, Ferati assessed that this does not constitute anything new and that the party’s priority is the creation of the country’s new institutions.

“Mrs. Osmani’s presence here is daily, depending on internal dynamics. Our General Assembly decided on the list bearer and now all attention is on the establishment of Kosovo’s institutions. I think citizens are expecting precisely this response from us, not whether a chairman falls or not,” he declared.

Ferati also denied that the meeting between Abdixhiku and acting Prime Minister Albin Kurti involved discussions about the division of positions or concrete offers for co-governance.

According to him, the talks focused exclusively on the fundamental principles for an agreement that would restore functionality to the institutions.

“From what I heard from the chairman, there was no talk of any classic political offer, but of the foundations upon which a pact for the stabilization of the state could be built. No one discussed specific names or posts. Abdixhiku has a full mandate for representation and exercises it wherever he sees fit, this time in the company of the list bearer, which is entirely legitimate,” Ferati clarified.

Asked about the collection of signatures for an Extraordinary Assembly, the LDK secretary stressed that this process is an expression of a democratic right of those who think differently from the majority.

However, he expressed doubt that someone within the party aims to block a potential agreement with the Vetëvendosje Movement. Ferati called on members and structures to resolve disagreements within internal forums and not through the media.

“This democratic house belongs to all of us, not to a few individuals. The statute and political morality oblige us to address concerns in our bodies, without disturbing the broad membership with public statements,” he appealed.

KosovaPress reported last week that Gazmend Muhaxheri, mayor of Peja, is leading efforts to collect signatures, visiting branches across the country to secure delegates’ support for a vote of confidence against Abdixhiku.

The initiative for dismissal comes as a result of internal dissatisfaction following the LDK’s poor result in the June 7 elections, where the party secured only 16.69 percent of the vote, or 18 seats in the Assembly.

Initially, Abdixhiku’s resignation was demanded, but he described such a step as unacceptable.

The LDK statute stipulates that the signatures of one-third of the Assembly members do not bring about the automatic dismissal of the chairman, but merely activate the formal procedure for a vote of confidence.

The LDK Assembly has 355 delegates elected by the branches, including current chairman Lumir Abdixhiku himself. In January of this year, Abdixhiku survived a vote of confidence following the disappointing result in the December 28 elections last year.

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