Former Albanian Prime Minister Pandeli Majko has reacted a day after Aleksandar Vučić’s defeat in Serbia’s elections, offering an extensive analysis of the end of his rule and his governing model over recent years.
In a social media post titled “Vučić’s Departure,” Majko argued that the Serbian president’s departure from power did not come as the overthrow of a tyrant, but rather as the withdrawal of a political figure who, in his view, had outlived his era.
According to Majko, one of the factors contributing to this development was Vučić’s inability to respond to the power of new forms of communication through social media, which he described as fast-paced and noisy.
The former Albanian prime minister linked Vučić’s political legacy to the way he exercised power and the relationship between institutions, politics and economic interests.
“History will remember him not for his achievements, but for his failures! Not for what he built, but for what he destroyed!” Majko wrote.
In his statement, he argued that the characteristics that had once helped Vučić gain support, including his unconventional style and willingness to experiment, eventually became weaknesses during his time in power.
Majko described the Serbian president’s governing model as a system in which political power and economic interests reinforced one another, weakening the state administration and institutional oversight mechanisms.
He claimed that laws, the administration and security structures were used to consolidate the interests of a group connected to politics, business and organized crime. According to Majko, control over institutions served to accumulate wealth, protect allies and weaken mechanisms that could threaten the continuation of those in power.
Referring to this model as the “Vučić doctrine,” Majko argued that corruption was not merely an isolated violation of the law, but part of an organized system in which the state became a tool serving the interests of those in power.
Concluding his statement, the former Albanian prime minister linked Vučić’s defeat to a shift in his relationship with political developments.
“Aleksandar Vučić lost the elections yesterday! As of yesterday, he no longer controls events! Now, events will control him!” Majko concluded.
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