THE DEMOCRATIC CHAIRMAN’S FULL SPEECH:
\nWith Jonathan Panos’ discussion, the series of excellent discussions in this Assembly was concluded, which, with the debate, with the documents, defines as its goal the renewal of the Democratic Party in its last mile, as a fundamental condition for achieving its objective, the return of the free vote to Albanians and the victory of the opposition.<\/p>\n
The potential is great, the will is iron, and therefore I pledge to the Democrats and all the opposition that with great dedication we will do everything to turn into action, to concretize the determinations and promises of this Assembly so that the Democratic Party can move forward with determination and fulfill its mission.<\/p>\n
I followed the discussions with great interest, I am encouraged by them, the opinions that were expressed. So, if you will read the unreadable, what the atmosphere of the hall had, it was the renewal and change in the defined directions of the Democratic Party.<\/p>\n
So I thank you for following the proceedings of this Assembly. I would call it an extremely important Assembly in many respects and the truth is that it has developed normally, if not perfectly.
\nNow let’s wait for the results of the voting, which, if I’m not mistaken, will begin at 8 pm.<\/p>\n
Here I want to guarantee, of course, that when there are more than two candidacies for a seat, one wins, the other does not, but I emphasize one thing: that in my assessment, they were the most dignified candidacies that have ever been presented. First.<\/p>\n
Second, regardless of whether they receive votes or not, each of them remains a valuable asset to the Democratic Party.
\nThird, anyone who has the slightest doubt will have the right to have their votes counted.<\/p>\n
This is the maximum transparency we can achieve.
\nQuestion: Mr. Berisha, how transparent can the process be considered given that the list of candidates for the Council was only published today before the start of the Assembly. Have the delegates had enough time to familiarize themselves with the candidacies?<\/p>\n
Sali Berisha: Bravo. Now what are the candidacies? In general, they are candidacies proposed by the branches. This time, a special specificity was that the candidacies came from the branches and if you noticed, they were voted according to the districts. They were voted\u2026 therefore, that is, in this context, the other candidacies that did not come from the branches are not unknown in their entirety, they are personalities. Now, the next one, bravo.
\nQuestion: Do you consider the fact that the statute was violated this time as a problem, Mr. Berisha? The statute was violated this time for the publication of the lists, it is sanctioned in the statute that it takes five days before the meeting of the National Assembly to publish the lists.<\/p>\n
Sali Berisha: I congratulate you on reading the statute. I fully believe it, no, no I do not doubt it. Once again, I am not doubting it at all. You have a lot, you have, yes. In fact, in fact there was a delay from the branches in following them, because this time the branches are really the main source of candidacies and announcing candidacies without the branches could not be achieved, this is true, what you say. But this was the reason because it was not acted in the same way as it was acted this time, that in general the candidacies were not from the central leadership, there are some of them that are from the central leadership departments for example.<\/p>\n
Question: So, was there a violation of the statute?<\/p>\n
Sali Berisha: This one, yes, delay yes, of course delay yes, but there are branches that have been delayed for reasons that should not have been delayed.<\/p>\n
Question: A question, Mr. Berisha. You said that you listened to all the discussants. Did you get the impression that there was no critical voice, that is, all the critical voices are outside the party, not inside. And a different voice, we can say, was that of the CDU MP Peter Beyer, who told the Democrats to elect a new chairman, a new president.<\/p>\n
Sali Berisha: I congratulate him. For the suggestion he made. I have a friend…<\/p>\n
Question: Mr. Berisha, were you impressed that there is no longer criticism within the party, but only outside?<\/p>\n
Sali Berisha: No, no, they are not exactly like that, if you followed them, the ones I followed in their entirety were divided into two parts. One part was the assessment of the period from Assembly to Assembly, but the truth was not the main part. The second part were suggestions, they were proposals which in themselves hid both criticism and constructiveness, so let’s take them in this form, but look, within the Democratic Party criticism is absolutely a constant norm. I guarantee you this, it is a more constant norm within the Council of the Democratic Party and I don’t know how I saw some, the Democratic Party has some permanent critics within the Council.<\/p>\n
Question: What is an example? Mr. Berisha, some Democrats yesterday were at another rally…<\/p>\n
Sali Berisha: No democrat was there, in fact. Absolutely no one\u2026<\/p>\n
Question: We have seen them at protests…<\/p>\n
Sali Berisha: No, excuse me for a minute. Now let’s tell the truth about that matter. I am ready to do proof\u2026 No, no, there is no need at all, those who spoke, excuse me, excuse me for a minute, those who were and those who spoke are expelled from the Democratic Party or have never been in the Democratic Party.<\/p>\n
Question: Why are they excluded?<\/p>\n
Sali Berisha: Because they are critics? No, they are not critics, no. The reasons remain separate\u2026<\/p>\n
Question: Are they excluded or self-excluded?<\/p>\n
Sali Berisha: Order? No they are not, no they did not come on their own. Except, except for those who I have called self-excluded, but no democrat there, no democrat was\u2026<\/p>\n
Question: Was Mr. Salianji part of\u2026 Hysen Kadiu, Mr. Berisha\u2026<\/p>\n
Sali Berisha: Whoever follows Salianji, settles accounts with the DP. Okay, very good. Absolutely, whoever follows him, will have his right, but they have no connection with the Democratic Party.<\/p>\n
Question: Isn’t this a kind of exclusion even towards critics, Mr. Berisha? They are saying that the Democratic Party is heading towards the abyss…<\/p>\n
Sali Berisha: No, they are not critics. There are as many critics as you want within the party that do not suffer anything and no one asks them, while they have concrete actions against the Democratic Party. If you, excuse me for a minute, if you left during the campaign, then one thing is certain, at the very least you cannot take a leadership position.<\/p>\n
Question: Mr. Salianji was in prison during the campaign…<\/p>\n
Sali Berisha: No, he wasn’t in prison, no he wasn’t in prison. Another job, another job…<\/p>\n
Question: Now, who can we trust, Mr. Berisha, the one who first said he was a political prisoner or the one you are saying now?<\/p>\n
Sali Berisha: Yes, I say again, he is a political prisoner. What responsibility do I have for becoming a brother-in-law with Oltion Bistri and with Plum? What responsibility do I have for being adopted by fate? I am not responsible for that, I am not\u2026 for a minute\u2026 What is my responsibility? My responsibility is this, I trust him\u2026<\/p>\n
Question: News24 has followed the entire process\u2026<\/p>\n
Sali Berisha: I congratulate you, I congratulate you, I thank you, but I say that regarding those who leave, let them leave. If you go and work for the socialists in the middle of the campaign, you no longer have any connection with the DP.<\/p>\n
Question: You were working for the other party in the campaign…<\/p>\n
Sali Berisha: You no longer have any connection with your party.<\/p>\n
Question: Mr. Berisha, will we see the fruits of renewal very soon or will we have to wait a long time for the last kilometer?<\/p>\n
Sali Berisha: The renewal has begun to tell the truth. You are right, we will present it. This party returns to the section and we will start with the section and it will pass to all levels. This is a process that has started two months ago, but it has not been promoted, because we have had other problems.<\/p>\n
Question: Are you afraid of being affected by the renewal?<\/p>\n
Sali Berisha: How can someone who renews themselves be affected?<\/p>\n
Question: When will the next protest be?<\/p>\n
Sali Berisha: The next protest will be decided today or tomorrow. We will let you know, there will be no doubt. We are boiling, waiting for the democrats to protest.<\/p>\n
Question: Does it end at the last kilometer or does it continue?<\/p>\n
Sali Berisha: We must understand the protests, alongside renewal based on vision, modernity, and organization, but the peaceful uprising is Archimedes’ lever to restore the free vote of Albanians.<\/p>\n
Thank you, greetings.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
THE DEMOCRATIC CHAIRMAN’S FULL SPEECH: With Jonathan Panos’ discussion, the series of excellent discussions in this Assembly was concluded, which, with the debate, with the documents, defines as its goal the renewal of the Democratic Party in its last mile, as a fundamental condition for achieving its objective, the return of the free vote to…<\/p>\n