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The Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK) has concluded its final election campaign rally in Pristina, marking a key moment in its political journey towards the elections. The rally was characterized by a large turnout of supporters and party members, who expressed their support for the LDK’s vision for the future of Kosovo. In his speech to the supporters, LDK leader Lumir Abdixhiku emphasized the sense of unity and commitment to democratic values, thanking all those who had supported him during the campaign. At the end of his speech, he called for an unstoppable effort to protect and build a better Kosovo, emphasizing that the Republic of Kosovo is not divided into parties or narrow interests, but represents a common dream and mission for all citizens. “There is one Kosovo and one Kosovo only. There is one dream and one dream only. There is one mission and one mission only. Our republic is our dream itself! Change today, is our mission!” The LDK rally in Pristina marked the culmination of a long and dynamic campaign, with high expectations for the outcome of the upcoming elections.

During a meeting with women in Gjilan, Abdixhiku read a speech by his wife, Albina, which caused laughter and cheers. “All these meetings, journeys, debates with men who think they know everything, I said: who is the most capable today to write me a speech? I said: I am leaving it to Albina to write me a speech. I did this because in this house of ours, like in every other Albanian house, men pretend to be the ones deciding, but women decide at the end of the day” I took the speech from her and I am reading it as it was written to me, because at the beginning of the speech there is a title that says: "If you change just one word, don't come home." – said Abdixhiku. “This is a historic moment for women. It is the moment when women must take control again. Men are a project still in progress, and women are trying to improve that project every day. Men are like an experiment that has not yet reached the final version. Some of them are still in the testing phase, others are still in the 90s, but women are the most advanced version. We will create a law that prohibits men from saying “I was tired at work today” in front of women. While women have prepared the food, raised the children, kept the whole house – it will be forbidden to say “I was tired” in front of women. And finally we will establish a new system in government, where women decide for their own fate, for the fate of the Republic, and men follow their orders. Because, frankly, men have been trying for years – Kosovo becomes possible only if women decide for it.”

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The Chairman of the Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK), Lumir Abdixhiku, held a meeting today with the Chargé d’Affaires at the US Embassy and Deputy Ambassador, Anu Prattipati. During the meeting, Abdixhiku emphasized the good political momentum of the LDK on the eve of the elections and the commitment to restore close relations with the United States of America. “After February 9, the New Government of Kosovo, led by the LDK, will fully restore relations with the US and the US administration,” declared Abdixhiku, underlining the importance of this strategic partnership. “Kosovo’s security, energy, economy and technology will rely exclusively on the close partnership that the people of Kosovo, the LDK and the Republic of Kosovo will have with the US!” Abdixhiku declared Abdixhiku added that an independent and sovereign Kosovo, a member of NATO and the EU, and with a permanent friendship with the US, remains the main mission of the LDK, unchanged from the past, to this day and beyond.