As Prime Minister Edi Rama announces an even deeper victory in next year's local elections, the leader of the Democratic Party of Albania, Sali Berisha, has announced the next protest against the government that will take place the next day.
Without giving many details on the protest scenario, Berisha declared that opposition MPs will not stand on the front lines of the demonstration, but will be distributed near the protesters in their areas.
"The MPs have been instructed not to be the first, but to go to the protesters in their areas. This may change. It was our tactic and stance," Berisha said during a conversation with citizens on social media.
He also called on supporters to join the protest with their vehicles and block roads, presenting this as a form of pressure on the government.
According to Berisha, one of the main problems of the opposition is censorship and manipulation of information, which according to him constitute “the main pillar of today’s narco-dictatorship.” For this reason, he asked supporters to use social networks to denounce what he describes as propaganda and information control by the government.
Tomorrow's protest is part of a series of protests that the opposition has called the "last mile" towards power. However, so far these protests have failed to shake the government.
In some cases, they have produced clashes and incidents, including the throwing of Molotov cocktails at state institutions, attracting the attention of international media. But for opposition critics, these actions have fallen far short of creating a real political alternative.
Meanwhile, as the protests continue, the Democratic Party has not yet begun its internal processes to prepare for the upcoming elections. Instead, it is expected to hold formal elections for the party's leadership, where Sali Berisha is expected to run again alone after more than three decades.
