On Friday, there was no public distancing from the Democratic Party regarding the language of the mayor of Skenderaj, Sami Lushtatku, towards former MP, Adriana Matoshi. But neither did the Vetëvendosje Movement regarding Matoshi's previous comments towards Lushtaku. Professors assess that the "wild language" is driven by the polarization that was created during the blockade and the attempts to "put the blame on each other".
In a phone call where he was initially asked if he was withdrawing a sexist and unacceptable statement, the new mayor of Skenderaj, Sami Lushtaku, escalated even further in the language used towards former MP, Adriana Matoshi.
The host of the Debat Plus show, Ermal Panduri, immediately warned Lushtak, calling the level of language unacceptable.
“No, no, this is unacceptable language”
But, this was just a continuation of a communication with humiliating and insulting language that had started earlier between Matoshi of LV and Lushtak of PDK.
After saying that the "vicious and stigmatizing language" towards opponents has become embedded in the "culture of political communication," Professor Fadil Maloku linked it to the blockade and the parties' efforts to "blame" each other.
"This language, in my opinion, has grown as a result of the polarization that occurred in the impasse caused by the former opposition and the former government, and this is still current. I think that in the extraordinary elections that will be held, this will increase and the language will also become harsher," said Fadil Maloku, professor of Sociology.
A prerequisite for a substantive campaign, according to Professor Dorajet Imeri, is the parties' distancing themselves from this language and a public apology from the actors involved.
"Currently, in our political scene, a truly offensive and insulting language is dominating, this is not harsh language, this is certainly not programmatic, this is not even political language. This is more of a pre-political language, I would call it. Offending political opponents to this level, describing them in such derogatory terms, I believe, does not belong to a responsible and conscious political class," said Dorajet Imeri, professor of Political Science.
Professor Maloku also linked this language, even before the campaign for the early parliamentary elections began, to the lack of party program offerings.
"They should make a program offer, a short program because time is short, especially in the economic sphere, which I have not seen yet," said Fadil Maloku, Professor of Sociology.
Although comments and publications on social networks have continued, neither the Democratic Party nor the Vetëvendosje Movement have publicly distanced themselves from the statements of their members.TV Dukagjini/
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