He and Bujar Bukoshi, who served as prime minister in Kosovo's government-in-exile during the Milosevic years, bolted from the LDK following a power struggle within the party.
On i Bujar Bukoshi, koji je tijekom godina Miloševićeva režima bio premijer vlade Kosova u egzilu, udaljili su se od DSK nakon borbe za prevlast unutar stranke.