2026-10-27 19:28:00Politikë SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX

Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama must do more for the Albanians of the Presheva Valley. This request was addressed to Prime Minister Rama by the Albanian MP who just emerged from the recent elections in Serbia, Visar Mehmeti, recalling the serious cooperation with official Tirana in the past.

"In the past, we have had serious cooperation with official Tirana. Unfortunately, recently, it is not enough, although the Albanian ambassador is often present in the Presheva Valley, but it is not enough to remain at the ambassadorial level. The main burden is on the Albanian Prime Minister. And I think that the Prime Minister should do more for the Albanians of the Presheva Valley, not ignoring the interest of President Begaj and Minister Hoxha, but we know the impact of the Prime Minister of the state," he told A2.

But how will ethnic cleansing be stopped by the passivation of addresses, he replied: "The passivation of addresses has reached the EP, the EU, the US Senate and Congress, this issue has been thematized to an extreme extent. We as deputies insist that this approach to this phenomenon be changed and the main demand is that the passivated addresses be activated and citizens have the opportunity to present themselves with valid documentation that they had in the past."

Asked what the main tasks of the two Albanian MPs in the Serbian parliament will be, Mehmeti said that there are many issues that have remained pending, but the main one is the passivation of addresses. According to him, this is also one of the factors that influenced the Albanians not getting a third mandate in these elections, the chances of which he emphasized are very small.

"We have many tasks and work to do that started decades ago, but our goal of highlighting our rights has not been achieved. There are many issues to be discussed and raised, but the most topical is the passivation of addresses, which is one of the factors that we did not win a third mandate, is that many Albanians were prevented from voting and the chances are decreasing every day. Two key factors are the high voter turnout in Serbia and the passivation of addresses. We do not expect that we will have enough votes to change the number of deputies. So far, 97% of the votes have been counted. The chances are very small," he told Rretheqark with Xhevahir Qardaku on A2 CNN.

Regarding cooperation with the main winning party in the Serbian elections, Mehmeti believes that this will be possible once the elections are certified.

"It is still early to contact, but from previous practices, the winning party specifically calls minority parties. And in this case, after the result is certified, the Student List calls minority parties. I believe that we will have contacts and talks about cooperation in the new legislature. The Preshëva Valley is majority Serb, but there are Albanians all over Serbia.

"As for the points that we as an Albanian coalition need to approach, during the campaign we have a political platform, where they should be put on the table and the possibility of taking the issues seriously should be considered. We are ready to find a common language and have signals of sincere cooperation in the future. As for the minorities, I believe that they will have a different positive approach, but I do not want to be too optimistic without seeing how they will approach them on the ground," he stressed.

Asked whether Serbia will recognize Kosovo with the Student List coming to power, MP Mehemti believes that the approach may be slightly different, but not a drastic change from the previous government.

"This is a bit of a sensitive issue. Every citizen and Serb knows the reality here, but to publicly accept it is somewhat dangerous for those who deal with politics and who seek votes from citizens, knowing the sensitivity of Kosovo that is in the public eye, and for this reason it is clear and known that even the Student List, no matter how liberal they are, would not publicly accept this reality. I believe and am convinced that there will be a slightly different approach, but we cannot expect any drastic change from the previous government."


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