Mijacic: If Nisma forms a coalition with Self-Determination, the AAK could go to the elections with the PDK

Dragisa Mijacic, coordinator of the Working Group of the National Convention on the EU for Chapter 35, stressed that when it comes to pre-election coalitions in Kosovo, it remains to be seen whether Ramush Haradinaj’s Alliance for the Future of Kosovo will enter the elections with Fatmir Limaj’s Social Democratic Initiative, or whether the two parties will opt for new coalitions.

Speaking to Kosovo Online, Mijacic said that he also expects coalitions within the Serbian political camp in Kosovo, noting that the Serb List needs rebranding in order to become an acceptable political actor in a future government.

“The most interesting thing will be to see whether Nisma and Haradinaj’s party will go together this time, or whether they will split. If Nisma goes with Self-Determination, then the AAK will probably also go, perhaps with the PDK. But that is difficult to predict at this moment. On the other hand, there is now a need for the Serb List to reform itself internally, to include some other political actors and to rebrand itself so that it becomes an acceptable political actor in the future developments related to forming a new government. Therefore, as far as the Serbian political camp is concerned, reconstruction and a different approach are needed, so I expect there will be a coalition there,” Mijacic said.

Asked whether the early elections will provide a solution to the political crisis, Mijacic emphasized that hope for this always exists.

“What has happened so far has led to a situation where a government cannot be formed. When a government cannot be formed, then processes on which many things depend cannot move forward, including the status of the Serbian community. So I hope that these elections will result in the formation of a new coalition government that will also include Serbian political actors, and that will be constructive in resolving all the accumulated issues that have been awaiting solutions for so many years,” Mijacic concluded.