Ilir Alimehmeti, invited this evening to "Top Story", articulated a clear and direct criticism of the way the Democratic Party currently functions, emphasizing that the first problem that must be solved is repairing internal defects and real openness to new people, as the essence of any healthy politics.
According to Alimehmet, politics is not only about decision-making, but also about representation, and this representation is lacking in the current leadership of the DP:
“If you look at the leadership, representation is low – both in productivity and in people,” he said, linking this lack to the creation of artificial structures and formal primaries.
He recalled that the DP primaries process was not transparent either, citing the example of the six winners who were never allowed to enter the lists, despite the Democrat vote:
"We held primaries, but then 6 primary winners were not allowed to enter the elections at all. These behaviors create a lack of support."
Alimehmeti warned that the DP is moving away from its historical identity:
"The DP was born as a party of free speech. Without openness, without discussions, we risk turning into a mute party."
He emphasized that returning to the grassroots and starting the movement "from the bottom up" is the only mechanism to restore legitimacy and true representation in the DP:
"If we don't return to where we have the grassroots, we will have serious problems with representation. The moment is now to start the movement from the bottom."
His statements come at a time of internal tension for the Democratic Party, where issues of representation, openness, and the primary process are generating strong debate within the structures.
