The Democratic Party's candidate for deputy, Ilir Alimehmeti, invited to the "Klan News" show, spoke in critical tones about the recent developments within the DP, touching on key issues such as electoral reform, the primaries process. According to him, the electoral reform, which the DP agreed to, has not been in favor of free voting and real representation of citizens.
He pointed out another wrong decision by the party, the appointment of district coordinators based solely on their contribution, overshadowing the criterion of productivity.
"Since a year ago, over a year, we have discussed that the electoral reform was not in favor of free voting and was not in favor of direct representation of the people, which was done in a bilateral manner. Then we discussed how the coordinators of each district were established, the contribution is important everywhere, but we also said that productivity is important, so representation and productivity because in the end it all comes down to some elections where votes are counted, so there is a productivity that is the counting of votes," he said.
Although he agreed to enter the primaries, Alimehmeti added that the process was not done properly and brought consequences. He did not leave out the problems with the allied forces, related to their number, representation and place within the party.
"The primaries process should have been followed more precisely, we have said that if they are done well they are an added value, but if they are not done properly it will create consequences and absolutely it did, small, big. There are always dissatisfied people. I don't want to give color to this, but there were definitely problems. We had another problem perhaps with the allied forces, with their number, with their representation, with their location," he said.
Despite the truth of his findings, they come somewhat late, as the Democratic Party is currently in its fourth term in opposition and is more reduced than ever before. It would have been more useful for these criticisms to be articulated before the May 11 elections, so that they could have a real effect on the processes that Ali Mehmet himself has been a part of.
However, it is never too late for an honest and in-depth analysis. Alimehmeti and all those who share the same opinion with him, should show the courage to raise their voices in internal party forums, always if the leadership will create the space for them to do so.
