The candidate for deputy from the ranks of the Democratic League of Kosovo, Avdullah Hoti, has criticized the Kurti Government regarding energy policies as well as the rejection of the American gas project. He also criticized the opposition political class, saying that the focus on the distribution of state posts and the lack of state causes, vision and political courage were also reflected in the results of the last elections.
Through a public reaction, Hoti asked three questions that, according to him, are essential for every politician and citizen of the country. He asked why the acting prime minister, Albin Kurti, rejects the American gas project at a time when the countries of the region are joining this strategic project to break away from Russian influence, why no new energy capacities have been built during the six years of government and who cares that Kosovo continues to remain dependent on energy imports.
Hoti has also criticized the opposition, saying that some parties deal with this issue only during election campaigns, without raising it as an ongoing political cause.
According to him, the American gas project is not only an economic project, but is directly related to the geopolitical orientation of Kosovo, energy security and the alliance with the United States of America.
He assessed that the lack of reaction to this issue constitutes shared responsibility, while he added that the suspension of Kosovo from the “Defender Europe 2023” military exercise and the suspension of the Kosovo-USA strategic dialogue in September 2025 were also important causes for democratic protests.
“It is regrettable to see how easily some oppositionists overcome this topic, who are content with using it only during elections. If there is a cause for which one should take to the streets in democratic protests until the departure of this government, it is this gas project. It is not about an ordinary economic project, but about the geopolitical orientation of Kosovo, about energy security and about our alliance with the United States of America. Silence in the face of such harm is not neutrality – it is complicity,” he wrote.
