The Democratic Party is in a difficult time. While the socialist majority only a day after officially dismissing Erion Veliaj from the Municipal Council and signing it with the Council of Ministers, today the decision has been published in the Official Gazette. What "facilitates" the path towards the start of the electoral campaign with Ogerta Manastirliu for the Municipality of Tirana, Sali Berisha seems to be rejecting the candidates one after the other. Found at a point of difficulty, it seems to be reaching out to Arlind Qori.
Former DP MP, Ervin Salianji, on Every Corner with Merita Haklaj on A2 CNN, spoke about the possibility of cooperating with Arlind Qori's Joint Movement in the early elections for the Municipality of Tirana.
Salianji emphasized that ideological divisions do not play a major role in these elections. “These are administrative elections for which agreement can be found even with parties that ideologically do not agree with us,” he said. According to him, Qori himself has also mentioned that the system is rigged and that there is a regime, causing ideological lines and traditional divisions to fade into the background of the need for unity.
The former MP underlined that the priority is to overthrow the Socialist Party, making a comparison here with the Labor Party, and after this objective, the best way to act can be discussed with all parties. “There is a time when you unite and a time when you divide. Let's overthrow the Labor Party once and then discuss with each other which is the best way,” said Salianji.
He also emphasized that the DP should accelerate negotiations with other parties and find agreement on a common name, avoiding individual calculations and focusing on winning the elections.
In another television studio, Belind Këlliçi claimed that Ilir Alimehmeti and Jorida Tabaku were the first two profiles that Democratic Party (DP) leader Sali Berisha called to propose them to run in the Tirana elections for the position of the new mayor of the capital.
Këlliçi explained that both have rejected the offer to run, as they are engaged in other projects and do not see this race as part of their current political agenda.
"Mr. Alimehmeti and Ms. Tabaku have made it clear that they will not run. They are focused on their respective commitments, and have ruled out this possibility," said Këlliçi.
He added that the Democratic Party is looking for a well-known candidate with a public profile, not ruling out the possibility that the name could come from outside the party.
