Democratic League of Kosovo ( The LDK has said President Justina Shiroka-Pula has made the decision to remove the photograph of former President Ibrahim Rugova and the Declaration of Independence from the honourary Presidency countries, naming this action unacceptable.

In a Facebook response, the LDK has said these two symbols have historical and state significance for Kosovo.

Kosovo’s Democratic League considers President Shiroka-Pula’s decision to step down from honourary presidency positions of President Ibrahim Rugova’s photograph and the Declaration of Independence, decided by President Osmani and President Sejdiu, respectively. The presidency is the state institution where state founders and the acts upon which it is built are honoured. The photograph of the Founding Father of the Republic of Kosovo and the Declaration of Independence have historical and state significance. Treating them as decorative elements that can be replaced by works of art is wrong and unacceptable, the LDK says.

The party has asked for the revision of the decision and the return of Rugova’s photo and the Declaration of Independence in their previous presidency countries.

The removal of these two symbols violates this institutional respect. The presidency has the responsibility to preserve the state’s continuation and honour its heritage. This responsibility exceeds each president’s mandate and should also be reflected in the way the state is presented in its official spaces, before citizens and foreign representatives.

The LDK requires revising this decision and restoring the photograph of President Ibrahim Rugova and the Declaration of Independence in their prestigious presidency countries. Such an act would prove the respect the president’s institution must have towards the foundations of the Republic it represents, it has written LDK.

Source Layer: Dukeagini