Improving communications between members of the Assembly of Kosovo and voters is the goal of the more than 10 constituency offices established around the country since 2005, including the recently opened office in Kosovo’s capital, Pristina. Five members of the Assembly, including elected representatives of ethnic minority communities, will keep regular office hours there so they can talk directly with citizens about their issues and concerns. At a Nov. 14 ribbon cutting ceremony at the downtown office, Xhavit Haliti, member of the presidency of the Assembly, expressed hope that “this office will be a direct line of communication between the citizens and MPs.” NDI and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) helped establish the office.
An additional constituency office will be opened Nov. 24 in Gracanica – a Kosovar Serb enclave outside of Pristina.
