Summary of the Week 69

We’re already used to describing Kosovo’s reality with proverbs. This week’s, fitting the circumstances and the season, is: "You reap what you sow". Who is it time to harvest for, and how bitter are the fruits? Find out in this week’s Summary.

Problems have been sown for months, so many fear the upcoming harvest.

“If the Assembly isn’t constituted by July 26—or if it is and then immediately dissolved,” explains political scientist Ognjen Gogic, “then we’ll see juggling with dates.”

Juggling is just one act in the political circus that’s been repeating for nearly the 50th time. The audience has long ceased to be amused, and judging by the regular protests in front of the parliament, it’s not tolerant anymore either.

“Regardless of expectations, forming a parliamentary majority will be difficult without certain political manipulations,” says analyst Srdjan Barac.

He adds: “That may involve changing who supports whom, who nominated whom, and who will vote for whom when the time comes.”

We’ve already seen that some agreements grow stronger over time, some weaken, and some simply come into existence. And just like this week’s discussions on the Washington Agreement, they’re talked about on two continents.

Petar Donic, collaborator of The New Third Way, told Kosovo Online:“Statements by Vjosa Osmani and other politicians are clearly a form of political positioning with a message to America: ‘Look, we’re the good student.’”

For good students, it’s important to remember well—or to make sure others forget who sowed what and who’s now trying to reap the fruits.

Analyst from Pristina, Shkëlzen Maliqi, recalled:

“When Kurti came to power, and then Vjosa Osmani, Osmani was against the agreement, and it was practically never implemented.”

Circumstances change, and if necessary, so do positions and support... New political messages are spreading. Because where nothing is sown, nothing can grow. Still, some rules must exist.

“You can’t change the rules of the game halfway through,” reminds political analyst Gezim Kasapolli, invoking a nearly forgotten truth.

Even though few are in the mood for either games or proverbs, such wisdoms spare no one. Because those who sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind—hope those whose lives were once shaken by that wind and who have been waiting for justice for years—both from regular and special courts.