Basha creates an alibi for the Electoral Reform

2024-01-19 19:14:00, Politikë CNA

The Electoral Reform Commission has been one of the hot debates of these days in politics.

Lulzim Basha also spoke about this issue in his conference with journalists.

But in order to avoid the open service he has done to Prime Minister Edi Rama in the case of the Electoral Reform Commission, he created an alibi.

Basha raised claims that Rama and the opposition are creating tensions to divert attention from essential issues for Albanians.

Excerpt from the statement:

The third issue is Electoral Reform. The Theater of Electoral Reform, with the help of the director of this show, Edi Rama, has taken on ridiculous dimensions this week. First I want to address the Albanians and then of course the media representatives will have the chance to contribute to this debate.

This week, dear Albanian citizens, have you heard any questions addressed to other political actors whether they are for open lists or against open lists? If they are for electronic voting or against electronic voting. If they are for Albania an electoral area or not for the equality of the vote? If they are for the vote of the diaspora or not?

No, this debate has not helped this week. And to say that this debate hasn't happened all week is a coincidence, it's too beautiful to believe. The debate has moved almost violently to all kinds of other topics that I don't want to use derogatory or prejudicial language, but not to the essence of the interests of Albanians. The reason is quite simple, there is a conspiracy. There is a conspiracy starting from Edi Rama and the socialist party and others who act as if they are insulting during the day, but at night they make bargains so that you don't have an open list. That the candidates for MPs continue to nominate the leaders of the parties and be nominated by them to produce the next parliament.

That they continue to be the product of party leaders and not the product of the free vote of the citizens. In the function of this plot, what is called a game of smoke and mirrors is naturally created. All kinds of debates are opened to divert your attention from the essence. It is 2024, January 2024, according to the electoral code, the elections will take place no later than the spring of 2025. And now is the time to engage in such a debate in society and to make decisions about an electoral system that at least guarantees on paper equal rules of the game and transparent representation of citizens' votes.

In 24 hours if you make the rounds of the media, including the evening shows, everything is discussed, except for these issues. These are essential issues of citizens' interest. Therefore, the attempt to remove us from these issues somewhere with smoke and mirrors, and somewhere with shows like the one this morning, will not succeed. Today's show in the morning was a well-coordinated show, just like the first show two days ago, of the men who attacked the female deputies, to draw attention to these essential issues for Albanian citizens. The open lists, the equality of the vote, which means for us Albania an electoral area./ CNA