I am tired of opening the news and finding another argument about who has enough support, who can join whom, and who refuses whom.
That is where this video begins. My question is what happens to the conversation about electricity, prices, clean streets and a country we can feel proud to live in. Political competition has a purpose. I want to see the connection between winning it and improving a normal day.
Turn a promise into a question that can be answered
If the promise is better electricity, what exactly changes: reliability, price, or both? If it is cleaner streets, where is the service failing and who will fix it? If it is higher living standards, what result will households actually notice?
I would ask for a starting point, a specific result, a responsible institution, the cost and a deadline. This is my way of testing a promise, not a claim that every problem has a quick fix or that a single institution controls everything.
| What I hear | What I would ask next |
|---|---|
| “We will improve services” | Which service, for whom, and by when? |
| “We will lower inflation” | What happens to prices and purchasing power? |
| “We will invest” | What is the budget, and how will we check the result? |
Lower inflation does not reverse the last price rise
The European Central Bank explains inflation as a broad rise in prices and measures its rate as change over time.[1] The distinction between the rate and the price level matters when we listen to promises.
Consider an invented, unchanged €100 basket. A 10% increase takes it to €110. If the next increase is only 3%, it costs €113.30. The rate has fallen by seven percentage points, but the basket is €3.30 dearer than a year earlier and €13.30 dearer than at the start.
The arithmetic is €100 × 1.10 × 1.03 = €113.30. These are not reported Kosovo inflation rates. They show why “inflation is lower” and “my shopping is cheaper” are different statements. The Kosovo–Germany grocery comparison adds another necessary question: how much of a wage does the shopping take?
A disagreement can still lead somewhere
I do not expect everybody to support the same party or agree on the same solution. I want the disagreement to reach a proposal we can examine. Which option is more likely to deliver the service? What trade-off does it make? What evidence would make us change course?
In the video I am frustrated, and the language is blunt. The useful part of that frustration is an invitation to concentrate on the work. A slogan can win a moment. A functioning service has to survive the following morning.
Sources and calculation notes
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[1] European Central Bank: What is inflation?. Used for the distinction between price changes and the price level, not current Kosovo statistics.
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Hypothetical basket: €100 → €110 → €113.30. Inflation rates 10% and 3%; cumulative increase 13.3%. Calculation inputs.
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Original video and thumbnail: Eduard Luta on TikTok. Published 2026-05-26. Research checked 27 September 2026.