Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK) MP Paris Guri has firmly stated that his party will not vote for the formation of a government led by the Vetëvendosje Movement (VV), rejecting any possibility of joining a coalition with Albin Kurti’s party.
Guri said that LDK has declined several invitations from Vetëvendosje since the beginning of the Assembly’s constitution process, citing what he called VV’s poor governance during the previous four-year mandate.
“No, we will not vote for it — as you and the citizens of Kosovo already know. We received several invitations to join a coalition with Vetëvendosje from the very beginning, when the first steps toward forming the Assembly began. We rejected all of them, because we believe that the Democratic League of Kosovo is not prepared to govern with Vetëvendosje. During the past four years, they have misgoverned every ministry and every department. Therefore, this time we will neither co-govern nor vote for a Vetëvendosje government,” said Guri.
Although there has been no official invitation from Vetëvendosje for coalition talks, Guri said that even if one were made, LDK would still refuse.
“No, we have not received any official invitation. There were some public calls from Vetëvendosje toward LDK for a possible coalition between our two parties, but we publicly rejected them. We believe such a coalition would be wrong. We differ greatly in our principles. For LDK, one of the main missions is maintaining strong relations with our international allies. Vetëvendosje, however, has damaged Kosovo’s interests with our friends, and the country is now under sanctions. We will not contribute to the continuation of such governance. Those two or three public invitations they made — we rejected them all publicly,” Guri emphasized.
Regarding previous approaches from Vetëvendosje, Guri clarified that LDK was never interested in hearing VV’s offers.
“We were not interested in hearing their offer. That’s why we never attended any of the meetings we were invited to. This is not a matter of political offers or personal interests — it’s about what’s best for Kosovo. That’s why we refused,” concluded Guri.
