Koštunica questions govt. strength

Vojislav Koštunica says that “a government can cope with any form of obstruction provided it’s strong.”

Izvor: Politika

Thursday, 04.09.2008.

12:04

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Vojislav Kostunica says that “a government can cope with any form of obstruction provided it’s strong.” “But, given that no-one voted for this kind of government and that the government in its current form has betrayed the electoral will of the people, then such a government does not have the strength, since it has no moral authority or political legitimacy. And that is why things are being postponed and blamed on the other side,” the former prime minister told daily Politika. Kostunica questions govt. strength The Democratic Party of Serbia (DSS) leader said that obstruction in parliament was not a new phenomenon, adding that it had existed earlier, and that he had faced situations that would today qualify as obstruction on two occasions while heading the government. “But you can always find a solution, you can sit down and talk it out. Quite simply, there is time for both the topics that the government insists on and those pushed by the opposition. If you run from challenges, if you are not sure of yourself and you don’t have the inner strength because you have no electoral legitimacy, then you lay the responsibility on the opposition,” Kostunica said. Asked why the DSS did not condemn the curses and insults spewing from Serb Radical Party MPs from the parliamentary rostrum, Kostunica replied that “every party has its own political style and rhetoric, and it is not customary for one opposition party to judge the rhetoric of another.” “All of that—the obstruction and the curses—all are phony topics in relation to the fact that the ruling coalition suspended parliamentary sessions on two occasions and then took a two-month break,” the DSS leader said. He said that any postponement of the energy agreement with Russia had “absolutely nothing to do with the obstruction of the opposition.” Kostunica said that he had not considered quitting politics after the elections for a moment, and considering who had floated that idea both at home and abroad, he had no intention of retiring. “If you believe that being involved in politics does not just mean empty speeches and the most superficial rhetoric, if you have a deep feeling towards politics and the fight for preserving state and national interests, why would you leave it?” he surmised .

Koštunica questions govt. strength

The Democratic Party of Serbia (DSS) leader said that obstruction in parliament was not a new phenomenon, adding that it had existed earlier, and that he had faced situations that would today qualify as obstruction on two occasions while heading the government.

“But you can always find a solution, you can sit down and talk it out. Quite simply, there is time for both the topics that the government insists on and those pushed by the opposition. If you run from challenges, if you are not sure of yourself and you don’t have the inner strength because you have no electoral legitimacy, then you lay the responsibility on the opposition,” Koštunica said.

Asked why the DSS did not condemn the curses and insults spewing from Serb Radical Party MPs from the parliamentary rostrum, Koštunica replied that “every party has its own political style and rhetoric, and it is not customary for one opposition party to judge the rhetoric of another.”

“All of that—the obstruction and the curses—all are phony topics in relation to the fact that the ruling coalition suspended parliamentary sessions on two occasions and then took a two-month break,” the DSS leader said.

He said that any postponement of the energy agreement with Russia had “absolutely nothing to do with the obstruction of the opposition.”

Koštunica said that he had not considered quitting politics after the elections for a moment, and considering who had floated that idea both at home and abroad, he had no intention of retiring.

“If you believe that being involved in politics does not just mean empty speeches and the most superficial rhetoric, if you have a deep feeling towards politics and the fight for preserving state and national interests, why would you leave it?” he surmised .

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