"7 thousand thanks"/ Ted Kopliku meeting with supporters

2025-05-22 16:31:00, Politikë CNA

7 thousand thanks came as the best gratitude that DP candidate Ted Kopliku chose to convey to his supporters who voted for him in the May 11 elections.

"I thank you all because you made me feel like your son and you kept me grounded, all the more so for a young man like me who received support that I had never expected. The rules of the game are set by the strongest and the strongest of this game is a regime that shows no mercy and no forgiveness. Then there are other strongmen who have set some rules of the game that I had decided to follow and you will never hear me complaining about the rules of the game that I accepted. Dictatorships have no other face than this one where people are not free to decide and think. With all the manipulations that have been done, with the Bulgarian train and with all the mechanisms that the regime used, still 7 thousand votes were excessive for me from a man like me who 6 months ago was unpacking my suitcases after coming from France, with 7 years separated from Albania, without much time at my disposal, without much experience and above all with a political party that has gone through many difficulties. Despite this, your support was extraordinary. I call this loss of mine a victory because I have gained your trust and I promise you that I will not take this trust back. The main problem that Albania has today is for Albanians to vote freely. I have understood you for the message that you have given me through your vote because today there is a need for a new model in politics. I want to build this model in the future and I ask you not to leave me alone in the political battles that await us to defend Albania and its future ", said Kopliku.

Young people, mainly first-time voters, but also Democrat exponents, explained the reasons why their vote was in support of Koplik.

" For me, it was the first campaign I participated in and I had the great fortune to be part of Ted Kopliku's team in the May 11 elections. Ted Kopliku was always among us, equal to us and made us believe in ourselves."

"There were orientations for the votes and we should not deny this, but you did your best to challenge everything. You challenged the leaders of the DP and I am not exaggerating at all to say that you won over everyone."

"Through Teddy's example, there are many of us, all these young people who are in this meeting but also many others beyond. We will continue this journey without stopping."

"Ted, you are truly an asset to Shkodra and Albania in terms of values ??and pure morality, something that Shkodra has lacked all these years among the other politicians who have represented it."

"Ted Kopliku has won the leadership of the Democratic Party in Tirana, he has won the hearts of ordinary people, he has won the media. Never before has it happened that someone who has not been to Parliament has held such a thank-you meeting."

"We are all winners because Tedi, even though he did not go to Parliament, is a moral MP . "

Many acquaintances, friends and supporters of Koplik attended the meeting, which came as a thank you and a promise that Ted's mission will continue. After all, this journey has already begun!

Alongside the civic campaign, Ted Kopliku was identified as one of the candidates with high integrity in defending causes aimed at stopping depopulation, increasing security and education in the country!/ CNA