Maliqi: Kurti has serious opposition in his movement and among his allies

Political analyst Shkelzen Maliqi believes that Prime Minister Albin Kurti did not want to enter into a dialogue with Serbia, and he sees this as the reason for disagreements with the international community, Ekonomia Online reports.

In a statement to RFE/RL, Maliqi said that he could not predict the end of Kurti's relations with the West, adding that there were indications of attempts to overthrow the current government in Kosovo.

"I cannot answer this question with certainty, but there is a great mobilization in the opposition, public opinion, and certain media to correct the current policy. There are indications that the opposition in the Assembly of Kosovo will manage to gather some kind of majority and try to overthrow the government. I don't know if it will work, but we are working on it," Maliqi said.

He says that "Kurti has serious opposition both in his own movement and among his allies".

When it comes to the path of dialogue, Maliqi says that the condition of all conditions is the Community of Serb-majority Municipalities.

"The condition of all conditions is to find a formula for the Community of Serb-majority Municipalities, which should be without executive functions. The Kosovo side could have done it by itself much earlier. There are objections of principle from the Constitutional Court of Kosovo, which show that the Community cannot, in any case, be the third level of government, which is not foreseen by the Constitution of Kosovo and that should be taken into account. It seems that there are already some proposals for what the Community should look like," Maliqi said.

He says that the international community considered several political ways to solve the problem between Kosovo and Serbia.

"It is clear that it should be resolved politically. Otherwise, the alternatives are what was said at the beginning when the crisis broke out. One scenario was to create some kind of mini-protectorate in the north of Kosovo, for KFOR to take over all the power, which is very dangerous and expensive. The West will not want to create a mini-protectorate here at a time when it is very busy with Ukraine. Another proposal was to create some kind of Dayton or Rambouillet, to put together the negotiators for 10 days," Maliqi said.

Maliqi says that the West should pursue a "softer" policy towards Belgrade if, as he says, it wants to distance Serbia from Moscow.

"On the other hand, the American ambassador in Belgrade, Christopher Hill, often flirts with and supports Serbia. This is the way Western politics are conducted. In this context, they are angry with the government in Kosovo. They say to them - do not disturb us in this work. Because what Kurti is doing is actually helping Vucic escape. I think that America is now correcting its policy a little, that there will be some kind of punishment for Serbia as well for inciting constant tensions in Kosovo and the threat of conflict," Maliqi said.