DP protest/Placards and accusations against the government, Berisha: We will leave the square only when we save the Albanians!

Democratic leader Sali Berisha, at 'Foltoren3', which is taking place below the office of Prime Minister Edi Rama, said that this is the mission of the men and women of Albania to expel from the palace a gang that is immersed in crimes and robberies.

Berisha said that we have known many invasions, dictatorships and regimes, but we have never gone 100 years back, as we have in these 10 years.

"We have never been more impoverished than in these 10 years, we have never had such an anti-Albanian clique as we have today. We are witnesses today of one of the most unimaginable crises. A crisis that exposed the greatest thief of the Albanian nation of all time, Edi Rama, before the Albanians."

"It took accusations, based on official documents, of the theft of 50 million euros through the Llogara tunnel, for this thief to come out naked," said Berisha.

He said that Edi Rama cannot remove Belinda Balluku because he stole the money.

"Edi Rama has lost everything for two days and is coming out in defense of thieves. What you are doing against the Constitutional Court proves that you are the main thief in this affair. Let's address the Albanians together: what are we going to do, will we accept being robbed by a thief who has no moral standards, who seeks to block even the Court's decision, or will we not stand by him until he leaves power? The second is our mission," said Berisha.

Speaking about the 2026 budget, Berisha said that the health budget has been reduced by at least 500 million euros. He said that "the time has come to say, God save us from hospitals."  

DP MP Ivi Kaso, in his speech during the regular rostrum held in front of the Prime Minister's Office, quoting former US President Ronald Reagan that "the government is the problem, not the solution", stated that the current government has become "the biggest problem of Albanians".

 Kaso added that Rama's government has turned into a gang of well-dressed crooks following the orders of the "chief crook." He stressed that if the prime minister faces justice, he will have to account for a series of affairs.

“Good evening, honorable resisters. Honorable Chairman of the Democratic Party, Professor Dr. Sali Berisha. Honorable deputies, democrat sisters and brothers. Welcome today to the third meeting of the Citizens’ Parliament, your Parliament. In January 1981, the newly elected President Reagan at his inauguration ceremony would declare: In this current crisis, the government is not the solution, the government is the problem. And if President Reagan said this epic phrase in a country where democracy and law function, it is different for our Albania. Here, governance has become the greatest problem of Albanians today. We do not have a government of the people, by the people and for the people. Instead, we have a gang of well-dressed thugs who blindly follow the orders of the chief thug, who has only one goal. To steal everything that God has generously bestowed upon this country, to drive out Albanians, to mock farmers, to slaughter teachers and students on the day of their blackest.

He aims to silence every dignified voice in this country, to trample on every criticism, to turn the opposition into an appendage of the government. Today, the country's prime minister is publicly deceiving when he says that it has never happened in any country in the world that justice has suspended a minister from office. The complete opposite is true. First, in Europe, it does not happen that the deputy prime minister is a defendant and is taken under the protection of the chief prime minister. He either resigns or is dismissed. In every country in the world, the laws provide that when the state is damaged by an accomplice, like this one here in the building back here, then this is what happens. In Romania, three ministers were suspended by the court at once after they were under investigation for corruption. And this after former socialist prime minister Victor Ponta refused to dismiss them. In Italy, the former minister of agriculture was suspended from office and lost the right to hold public office.

In France, there are two ministers dismissed at different times, one of them the Minister of the Interior. Likewise in Belgium, Croatia, Spain, and not to mention the arrest of the former Prime Minister of Bosnia in the case of respirators for the COVID-19 pandemic, whom the prosecution handcuffed in his office during the investigation. This is the truth. But we must be clear that with his refusal to dismiss Balluk, Edi Rama is only protecting himself. He seeks to create a dangerous precedent that seeks to protect not only him, but every thief and oppressor of power in this country. The Venice Commission has clearly expressed its position that no one is above the law when it comes to serious criminal offenses such as corruption. But Edi Rama knows very well that with the arrest of Balluk, no matter how truncated justice is in this country, his head will be sought afterwards. And if he falls into the clutches of justice, this man who has usurped this building will have to answer for many, many other crimes. Edi Rama is the boss of all those who are today under investigation or behind bars and we must separate him once and for all. The boss either knows and is corrupt, or he doesn't know and is mentally ill and is not up to the job. In any case, he must go.

Edi Rama will have to answer for the theft with the incinerators that do not exist, for the health tenders that he gives to his oligarch friends, for the tigers of Vlora, for the money laundering that is done with his signature with the construction permits. He will also have to answer for the scandal with the Qukës road, the Qukës-Qafë Ploçë road that cost at least 260 million euros and that collapsed from the first rain. In a responsible government, such as the Democratic Party government that designed that road, those 43 km would never cost more than the 90 million euros that were predicted. Edi Rama, if he is brought to justice, will also have to answer for the robbery of public property. Isn't the theft of Gjipe's lands the most flagrant case of how a prime minister lines up all state institutions to directly plunder 224,000 m² in the most beautiful place in Albania for his own interests? The Democratic Party has been denouncing this affair for more than a year, but there is still no investigation into this today. Dear sisters and brothers, we will continue to come out on this platform for the right to speak and for the truth that must be told at all costs. Citizens, democrats or not, should not be discouraged, just as we were not discouraged for 46 weeks in a row in front of the Tirana Municipality. Thank you!” , declared Kaso!

Democratic Party leader Sali Berisha, as he had announced, will begin a round of meetings with the party's grassroots structures.

Berisha will hold the first meeting at DP branch 9 in Tirana, where on Tuesday afternoon, he will meet with the structures of this branch.

Official sources say that the meeting will start at 6:00 PM and this marks the start of a series of meetings with all branches of the Democratic Party across the country.

It is expected that Berisha, as he has stated in media conferences, will seek the opening of structures to new elements and their reorganization.   

The Democratic Party protest is taking place today in front of the Prime Minister's Office, which according to MP Saimir Korreshi will continue in the same form, giving citizens the opportunity to speak firsthand about their problems.

According to him, the opposition does not have space in parliament to express citizens' concerns every day, so the protest serves as a public platform.

Regarding the "coffee" between Ervin Salianj, Ilir Alimehmet and several primary candidates, Korreshi minimized the situation by saying that "not every coffee is a movement against the DP." For him, the DP is an open and dynamic party, unlike "hermetic parties," so internal debates should not be seen as divisions.

Manjola Luku, opposition MP in the Durrës Region, said that we are protesting because the Government has failed in its most important duty: to ensure the well-being of Albanian citizens and their security.

Luku, from the podium taking place on Dëshmorët e Kombit Boulevard, below Edi Rama's office, said that hundreds of international reports evidence the government's conflict of interest.

"Aren't we witnessing hundreds of alarming reports that describe our country as a narco-state? Our system is infected and the image of our country cannot be limited to drug trafficking and money laundering."

"As MPs, as women and representatives, we must all come together, not only to protest, but also to create a new governing alternative," said Luku.  

The Democrats have gathered again today to deliver their third speech in front of the Prime Minister's Office.

Some of them have also taken with them banners demanding Rama's removal from the government.

"Camp of the Italians, Noc Rrokun of the Albanians", "Thieves and two-meter peacocks", "Bela ciao", "One nation, two genders", were some of the 'spicy' banners on the opposition platform.

The Democrats have gathered again today to deliver their third speech in front of the Prime Minister's Office.

After the "coffee" he organized with important figures of the Democratic Party, including winners of the primaries and candidates for deputies who received a significant number of votes but failed to win the mandate on May 11, Ervin Salianji appeared at the protest called by Sali Berisha this evening in front of the prime minister's office.

Meanwhile, in the 3rd week of the forum organized by the Democratic Party, a novelty was seen.

Images of Socialist Party members, who are either currently isolated by decision of the GJKKO or under investigation by SPAK, mainly accused of corruption, money laundering, or abuse of office, were displayed in front of the prime minister's office.

The Democratic Party has launched its third protest in front of the Prime Minister's Office. Opposition activists gathered again this evening in front of the Prime Minister's Office, as part of a series of rallies that began two weeks ago.

We recall that the DP has decided to hold weekly rallies in front of the Prime Minister's Office, demanding the removal of Prime Minister Edi Rama and Deputy Prime Minister Belinda Balluku.

Like last time, today's rally began shortly after 6:00 PM and the participation is not large. The DP itself has stated that its goal is not participation, but the determination to demand the removal of this government.

This scenario began after what the DP calls a blockade in the Parliament. The opposition has requested investigative committees, interpellations or motions with debate, but has been rejected. For this reason, the Parliament has moved to the Prime Minister's Office where representatives of the party speak, but not only.