Quick thoughts on Kosovo's upcoming elections: In 2021, Vetëvendosje’s election campaign capitalized on the corrupt legacies of previous governments and promised a break from the past. 1/11 - ThreadSky

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vjosamusliu.bsky.social • 35 days ago

Quick thoughts on Kosovo's upcoming elections:

In 2021, Vetëvendosje’s election campaign capitalized on the corrupt legacies of previous governments and promised a break from the past. 1/11

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vjosamusliu.bsky.social•35 days ago

The party pledged structural reforms in the justice sector, the expansion of social protection system expansion, the creation of new jobs, educational reform, and the establishment of a sovereign fund. 2/11

vjosamusliu.bsky.social•35 days ago

Coupled with Albin Kurti’s unmatched charisma, Vetëvendosje (VV) inspired new hope and optimism, securing a landslide victory with a little over 50% of the vote. The decisive role of the diaspora and women’s votes in this outcome is well-documented. 3/11

vjosamusliu.bsky.social•35 days ago

Many of these reforms— judicial vetting, and reforms in education, healthcare, and the sovereign fund—failed to materialize, either due to the govt's lack of expertise (health/education) or obstruction by opposition. 4/11

vjosamusliu.bsky.social•35 days ago

Instead of the promised welfare state, Kurti’s government resorted to ad-hoc financial assistance for economically disadvantaged groups. 5/11

vjosamusliu.bsky.social•35 days ago

In place of systemic welfare reforms, Kurti resorted increasingly into Orbanesque productivist family schemes. Most recently, he pledged childcare support for “mothers-in-law”— giving the productivist family policies a distinct flavour of Kosovo-style patriarchy. 6/11

vjosamusliu.bsky.social•35 days ago

Unlike Kurti, however, Orbán delivered on similar pledges aimed at “grandparents.” (see Orenstein & Bugarič, 2020) 7/11

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