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Life in Kosovo discusses political parties
30 April 2009 This Life in Kosovo show broadcast a debate between young representatives of Kosovo political parties.What do political parties offer for
the next municipal elections? What does the inter-party migration tell
us about our politicians?
Is this a lack of loyalty or do our politicians
simply change their parties because of personal conflicts? Are there
new forces in these parties that could establish a strong political
scene in Kosovo?
To discuss these issues and others regarding political parties, Muhamet
Hajrullahu’s guests in the studio were:
Blerand Stavileci, spokesperson for the Democratic Party of Kosovo,
PDK ;
Arban Abrashi, Kosovo Democratic League ;
Burim Ramadani, general secretary of the Alliance for the Future of
Kosovo ;
Gëzim Kasapolli , spokesperson of Social Democrat Party ;
Frashër Krasniqi, from the Self-Determination Movement
;
The show started with Hajrullahu questioning
the guests on why they joined their political party.
Blerand Stavileci, from PDK, told Hajrullahu
that his decision was based on some of the past developments and achievements
of the PDK.
“I think PDK has been the only party
with a clear vision on state building, developments and the Euro-Atlantic
integration,” explained Stavileci.
He also added that the fact that
PDK was open to younger generations showed how it is always ready to
have a mix of older and young participants which, according to him,
brings a different spirit to the political party.
Arban Abrashi, from LDK, said that
he found himself in the LDK because of the values it had established
and inherited from the past. LDK had been the place where all intellectuals
of the time had gathered and joined forces for a cause, which according
to him, was state building.
“LDK has been the main actor in establishing
the state,” said Abrashi, adding that LDK has a clear vision on regional
and Euro-Atlantic integrations, which Abrashi himself values a lot.
Speaking as someone who had switched
from LDK to AAK, Burim Ramadani said the reason behind his decision
was AAK’s idea of unity and Kosovar traditions, together with its
engagement in policies for all Kosovars.
Gezim Kasapolli, from PSD, said that
since Agim Ceku became the leader of this party, there was more space
and opportunity for younger generations to become members.
“The most important thing for PSD is not the participation of the
younger generations, but it is their participation in the decision making
processes,” added Kasapolli.
According to Frasher Krasniqi, from
the Self-Determination movement, he joined this movement rather than
a political party because he wanted to be an active citizen and not
be an observer, which is what most of the young members of these parties
are, according to him.
“The nature of political parties in Kosovo is in opposition to the
way young people act,” explained Krasniqi. He said it was in a young
person’s nature to be very energetic and produce social change.
Commenting on what Krasniqi said, Stavlieci went on to give an example
of how much the younger generations of his party are involved in decision
making.
“In every ministry there are younger
members who are directly involved in making decisions,” said Stavileci.
In the course of the show, viewers also had the opportunity to watch
an investigative report, prepared by Betim Musliu, on people being recruited
to the Ministry of Justice without the positions being advertised.
During the show, BIRN also broadcast the Week’s Highlight report,
prepared by Jeta Abazi. It showed how a teacher from the Gjilan region
voluntarily teaches at school on weekends.
Commenting on this report, Kasapolli
said that we should be proud of these examples. He also praised the
reform of the education system.
The debate then returned to discussing
political parties.
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Life in Kosovo is a co-production between Kosovo Public
Television, RTK and the Balkan Investigative Reporting Network, BIRN.
It is broadcast every Thursday, starting at 20:20
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