The Serbian MPs have signed their oaths, an act they refused to do in the Assembly hall where they could be filmed. In the copies provided by KOHA, they have also expressed their commitment to protecting the sovereignty of Kosovo. And, their Albanian colleagues made quite a few mistakes in writing their first and last names. Among the lawmakers who did not adhere to grammatical rules, there is also the only academician in the Assembly.
The oath papers that the nine new deputies of the Serbian List refused to sign inside the Assembly hall, where they could be filmed by cameras, have been revealed.
By signing the text written in Serbian, they declared themselves as legislators of the Republic and pledged to work in the interest of the state of Kosovo and the preservation of its sovereignty and territorial integrity.
“I, a member of the Assembly of the Republic of Kosovo, swear that I will honorably and with dedication perform my duty and represent the people with dignity, work in the interest of Kosovo and all its citizens, commit myself to the protection and respect of constitutionality and legality, to the protection of the sovereignty, territorial integrity and institutional integrity of Kosovo, to the guarantee of freedoms and human rights, in accordance with the laws of the country. I swear!”, states the text of the oath in Serbian, which was also signed by the lawmakers of the Serbian List.
Four of this party’s MPs wrote their names in the Cyrillic alphabet on their oath.
One of the MPs from the party with strong ties to Serbia got the date wrong. Liljana Stefanović wrote the number 5 instead of 4 to indicate the month.
Her Albanian colleagues also made mistakes of various kinds in the three spaces they had to fill in by hand.
In the oath letter, MPs were asked to write no more than their first and last name, sign, and set the date of the oath.
Many legislators have not adhered to grammatical rules when using capital letters.
The Assembly’s only academic, Kujtim Shala, who specializes in modern literature, literary theory, literary forms, and aesthetics, has placed a period on two capital letters: I and J.
The same mistake was made by about 20 MPs, including the incumbent ministers: Faton Peci, Ejup Maqedonci, Elbert Krasniqi and Liza Gashi.
The name of the minister who led the Ministry of Education for four years, Arbërie Nagavci, is difficult to read.
And the acting Minister of Finance, Hekuran Murati, has also been frugal in his oath text. He is one of the MPs who has used the smallest font.
Some of the deputies started their surnames with lowercase letters, some inserted capital letters in the middle, and others forgot some letters.
Some even confused the dates.
And the party leaders have been the most careful. Their oath papers were free of errors, and some of them, like Ramush Haradinaj, demonstrated their skills in stylization.
The deputies were sworn in on April 19, in the third attempt to constitute the new legislature. The constitutive session has not yet concluded, although 10 extensions have been held so far.