Përparim Rama, the Mayor of Pristina, addressed a protest organized by Kosovo’s municipalities concerning budgetary allocations. Rama asserted that the current actions by the government are improperly using municipal funds for political purposes. He specifically targeted Albin Kurti, the acting Prime Minister, alleging that Kurti is disadvantaging citizens in municipalities not governed by the Vetëvendosje Movement.
Rama stated that the funds in question are taxpayer money and should not be withheld from local governments based on political affiliation. “We are talking about the citizens’ money paid through taxes, and it cannot be invested in their cities because Albin Kurti has blocked it to discipline them politically because you did not vote for him,” Rama declared. In his address, Rama emphasized that the allocation of municipal budgets should not be an instrument of political control.
He strongly criticized the perceived attempt to exert political discipline through financial means. Rama cautioned that such actions undermine the democratic process. “The municipality budget, o Albin, is not an instrument of political discipline, do you hear?
This is not a dictatorship; this is a Republic. Down with the dictatorship!”, Rama concluded during the event. His statements highlighted significant tensions regarding the distribution of resources across Kosovo’s various local administrations.
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