Despite the withdrawal, Murati says Kurti can persuade Bekim Sejdiu to change his mind

Kosovo’s acting Minister of Finance, Hekuran Murati, has reacted after reports of Professor Bekim Sejdiu’s withdrawal from the race for President of Kosovo.

Murati criticised the media for, as he put it, rushing to confirm Sejdiu’s withdrawal, asking that an answer first be obtained from the chairman of the PDK, Bedri Hamza, regarding Prime Minister Albin Kurti’s new offer.

According to Murati, Kurti’s offer envisages that even if only half of the PDK parliamentary group vote for or against Bekim Sejdiu, LVV will give its votes for the Draft Law on the Specialist Chambers in the second reading.

“Some media rushed to reconfirm the withdrawal of Prof. Bekim Sejdiu for President of the Republic instead of getting the answer from the chairman of the PDK, Bedri Hamza, on Prime Minister Kurti’s new offer”, Murati wrote.

He called on journalists to ask Hamza about the offer first.

“Dear journalists, ask Hamza first. Let Bedri Hamza say YES”, Murati wrote.

Furthermore, Murati said that, in the event of a positive answer from Hamza, Kurti and the chairman of the LDK, Lumir Abdixhiku, could talk with Sejdiu to persuade him to reconsider his position.

“And of course Kurti and Abdixhiku can go and talk with Prof. Bekim Sejdiu to persuade him so that the country does not go to new elections”, Murati stated.

His reaction comes in a tense political situation, on the day when the deadline for electing Kosovo’s president expires and the political parties are trying to find a solution to avoid new elections. /Telegrafi/