FLASH
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Democratic Party leader Sali Berisha has spoken in dramatic tones about recent developments in Albania, acknowledging for the first time that the citizen protests against Prime Minister Edi Rama are the largest ever organized in Albania. Berisha even described them as "unprecedented," but warned that they could lead to civil strife.
The democratic leader's statements were made during an EPP summit, where he accused Edi Rama of links to crime and organizing electoral farces, while calling for a caretaker government. Berisha said the country needs a political solution to avoid civil clashes.
"Albania is in the emergency room. It is in an emergency room. It is facing protests that have not been seen before. The situation could degrade into serious clashes if a peaceful solution is not found. We have an 'unstoppable movement' and that it does not represent just a political force, but a broader civic reaction.
My country needs a peaceful and civil solution, avoiding a possible clash that could set the country back many years or in a serious regression. The movement is unstoppable. I tell you this: it is not just a movement of my party, but it is unstoppable.
It is of fundamental importance that this be taken seriously and a peaceful solution be found, with a caretaker government leading the country towards free and fair elections. These are their main demands, including the resignation of the Prime Minister.
"But the most important thing is to resolve this crisis in a civilized and peaceful manner, avoiding any clashes that may occur if the government continues to behave in this way, ignoring them or treating them as invalid, etc.," said Berisha.
The democratic leader's statements regarding the protests that have entered their 10th day follow those of Prime Minister Edi Rama, who, despite having lost his composure, is trying to make humor about certain situations, while appearing unfazed by the protesters. Rama has even minimized the number of those protesting and demanding his irrevocable resignation, defining it from 2 thousand to 8 thousand people.
The protests have found echoes in the international media, which report on thousands of protesters on the streets of Tirana, but not only. The protests started in Tirana on the last day of May, to later spread to the main cities of the country, but also to European capitals. Rama, on the other hand, has started meetings with the socialists, taking advantage of the 35th anniversary of the founding of the Socialist Party, as they resemble anti-rallies whenever there are tensions, organized by those under pressure, to show strength. Rama has tried to channel the protests not as a dissatisfaction against him, but as a reaction against President Donald Trump and his family, given that Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, is involved in the Zvërnec and Sazan project. On the other hand, Rama has cast doubt that anti-Albanian circles are behind the protests, and has even cast doubt that they may have been organized by Greece, Serbia, and even Iran.
ty fismidhje aty te rri mendja te perplasja civile, si ne 97, ndoshta perfiton.