The European Parliament's Permanent Rapporteur for Albania, Andreas Schieder, rejected the opposition's melodramatic narrative about the political situation in the country, indirectly responding to Sali Berisha's statements and the debate about a democratic crisis.
Schieder emphasized that "democracy with Molotov cocktails is not good," referring to the dramatic images from the recent protests, while adding that the reality on the ground turns out to be different from what is presented publicly.
"Last week we saw dramatic photos in the media from the protests. We came here and saw a completely different picture. Democracy is working. There are debates until 4 am in the Assembly. This is normal democracy," he said.
The EP rapporteur called for the political situation not to be melodramatic and urged the parties to find the "golden mean" through political dialogue and arguments.
Regarding Berisha's statements about the AKSH and allegations of selling NATO information to enemy countries, Schieder refused to enter into controversy:
"We don't have this concern. Don't ask me questions about everything Berisha says and don't push me to comment on every statement he makes, because then I would be stepping out of my role," he said.
