Kosovo’s Rubik cube

I responded to some questions today from Shpend Limoni, who has published my replies at Gazeta Express.  Here is the exchange in English:

1. LDK, AAK and NISMA signed an agreement to form Kosovo’s future government. Do you think that LDK, AAK and NISMA in principle have the right to form a government despite the fact that Kosovo’s Constitutional Court will deal with this issue?

DPS: What I think doesn’t matter if the Court will decide.

2. Are you surprised with a refusal from LDK, AAK and NISMA to cooperate with Hashim Thaçi?

DPS: I was as surprised as anyone else not privy to their thinking prior to the decision.

3. Do you think that internationals will support a government with Ramush Haradinaj as a Prime Minister and Vetëvendosje as a part of it?

DPS: Internationals will be supportive of any Kosovo government formed in accordance with Kosovo’s constitution and laws.

4. How do you see the current role of Vetëvendosje in political scene?

DPS: Vetëvendosje I see as one political force among several. In the past it has advocated things that are inconsistent with Kosovo’s constitution. In that sense it is an anticonstitutional movement. I disagree with its position on a referendum to determine the status of Kosovo, which in my view would destabilize the region.

5. Do you think that Vetëvendosje will be constructive in the context of dialogue with Serbia?

DPS:  I really don’t know. It has not always been constructive in the past. But it has shifted its position a bit and might shift more, whether inside or outside government. The responsibilities of governing are different from the responsibilities of opposition.