Baraliu: No one wants to work with Kurti, but without him, there is no new stable government

Professor of Constitutional Law at the University of Pristina and former head of the Central Election Commission, Mazllum Baraliu, states that all surveys indicate that in the upcoming elections, Self-Determination, could receive between 46 and 49 percent of the votes, however, he finds it hard to believe they could form a broader coalition, except with the Guxo party led by Vjosa Osmani.

“Self-Determination has no one to collaborate with. No party wants to form a coalition with them, and even if they do, it will not be a unified government that would act decisively. I don't see such a possibility. Whoever comes will find it difficult to form a government; there will be problems and speculation. But there will certainly be issues in terms of efficiency because time and practice have shown that the current compositions of these governments have not been sufficient; they have actually delivered minimal results,” Baraliu told Kosovo Online.

According to him, the most realistic expectation is for the Guxo party to continue collaborating with Self-Determination.

“I think there is no other way if they want to survive. According to all surveys and tests conducted, Self-Determination can certainly get between 46 and 49 percent of the votes, and that is without the diaspora. If Guxo runs alone, in my deep conviction, it will not be able to succeed,” Baraliu believes.

He adds that the problem for most smaller parties, including the ruling Guxo party if it tries to go alone in the elections, is the high electoral threshold of 5 percent.

Baraliu finds the key reasons for Guxo in its poor party infrastructure.

“In comparison to how they have behaved so far, it seems they haven’t paid enough attention to working on the ground and have been more focused on daily business and tasks. They cannot achieve anything on their own. But with Self-Determination, they certainly can,” Baraliu concludes.