DP denunciation: Peleshi 'disguises' the SP office as a CEC office near the Consulate in Thessaloniki

2025-01-22 10:40:00, Politikë CNA

DP denunciation: Peleshi 'disguises' the SP office as a CEC office

The Democratic Party, in a statement to the media through the party's legal representative Ivi Kaso, has denounced the head of the SP group for disguising the SP office as a CEC office near the Albanian Consulate in Thessaloniki to manipulate the Diaspora vote on May 11.

Kaso has called on Albanians in Greece not to be deceived by the office's proximity to the Albanian consulate and to understand that the information they provide there goes to the Socialist Party and its patronage network.

He also called on the CEC, the State Election Commissioner, to clarify to citizens that the CEC only has offices in Tirana and operates through the official online website.

"Niko Peleshi, in power for 21 years, both in Korça and Tirana, is ready to do everything, inside and outside the law, to stay in power as long as possible.

He, along with a cadre of ministers and government directors, have attacked Greece and elsewhere, to patronize the will of Albanians by misusing their data.

As part of this plan to manipulate the May 11 vote, he has opened an SP office next to the Albanian consulate in Thessaloniki and presents it as a state office of the CEC. As is the tradition of the communists, they mix the state with the party.

We call on Albanians in Greece not to be deceived by the office's proximity to the Albanian consulate, which is also a violation in itself, and to understand that the information they provide there goes to the Socialist Party and its patronage network.

We call on the State Election Commissioner to clarify to citizens that the CEC only has offices in Tirana and operates through the official online website.

Every office that presents itself as belonging to the CEC is an attempt by Rilindja to manipulate and lie to Albanian immigrants.

Patronage and misuse of personal data in these offices violates the standard of elections, usurps the powers and authority of the CEC, and constitutes a criminal offense.

The numerous and flagrant images of these government offices open in the diaspora should be a cause for concern for the Personal Data Commissioner, who has not hesitated to take action and fine the opposition in local elections.

Electoral offices for data patronage should also be under the attention of SPAK, which should investigate not only the source of their funding but also investigate and prevent them from turning from patronage offices into vote-buying offices.

The DP will be vigilant in monitoring them and referring to law enforcement bodies any violations that occur in them, and therefore invites all citizens in the diaspora to report to the DP any violations that occur in them.

Meanwhile, Nikos, who is competing to emerge as a champion of manipulating the will of the voters to please his boss, we say to him that the people of Korça, Pogradec, Devolli, but also Maliqi and Pusteci have made up their minds not to vote for the fulfillment of Nikos' quarter century in power, but for the future of their children and their country," said Kaso./ CNA