The German media pay attention to the elections in Kosovo and the victory of Albin Kurti’s Vetëvendosje Movement, emphasizing that hopes are growing for the end of the several-month-long political blockade in Kosovo.

In an analysis of the German portal, “tagesschau” with the title “Kurti triumphs clearly”, it is emphasized that Albin Kurti’s party wins primarily thanks to the arrivals from the diaspora.

“There was indeed a surprisingly large increase in votes. for Kurti’s party: it reached 42 percent in the parliamentary elections in February and now stands at around 50 percent. This means that the government crisis, which has lasted for more than ten months, may be coming to an end. With this result, Kurti no longer depends on the PDK, the LDK and the AAK, the three main opposition parties from the liberal to the center-right spectrum.” But Kurti cannot govern alone, he needs the votes of the minorities”, the tagesschau points out.

The well-known German magazine “Der Spiegel” writes that in Kosovo it seems that the political blockade can now end. In Pristina, it is being celebrated, writes “Der Spiegel”, and Prime Minister Kurti has expanded the majority to 56 out of 120 deputies.

“Kurti is trying to reduce Serbian influence in Kosovo, which is expected with approval from many Kosovar Albanians, but at the same time worsens the tensions with Belgrade.”

“Süddeutsche Zeitung” in the article “Nationalist Kurti wins the elections in Kosovo” it is written that the leftist reformist prime minister secured the majority and with the help of the minorities he can create the government. The German newspaper emphasizes that “if the formation of a government will be impossible again, the political crisis will escalate to a critical point. Parliament must elect a new president in April and ratify loan agreements with the EU and the World Bank worth a total of one billion euros, which expire in the coming months. The opposition parties reject a coalition with Kurti, criticizing his relations with Western allies and his approach to the Serbian minority in the north of the country.

Frankfurter Rundschau also pays attention to the elections in Kosovo. “According to some commentators, VV’s strong result can be explained, in part, by its potential to mobilize the electorate. Even the date of the elections may have played a role: between Christmas and New Year, many Kosovars living abroad visit their homeland, including people from Germany. VV is particularly popular among this group of voters.

“Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung” writes that, as expected, Prime Minister Kurti won the elections in Kosovo was surprised by the strengthening of the result. Is the political blockade ending in the small Balkan country? “While critics accuse VV of being unwilling to compromise, Kurti emphasized on the night of the elections that he wanted to cooperate more closely with the opposition in the future, as some decisions in parliament required a two-thirds majority.” This increases the hope that the country will emerge from the situation of political stalemate, writes “Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung”. /DW

Source: prizrenpost