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Ekrem Spahiu: Opposition actors must unite, early elections must be held

2025-07-26 14:16:00, Politikë CNA
Ekrem Spahiu: Opposition actors must unite, early elections must be held
Ekrem Spahiu

The co-chair of the Movement for National Development, Ekrem Spahiu, after the defeat in the May 11 elections, stated in a statement to the media that political unity in a common front of all opposition factors and actors is a national necessity.

According to Spahia, all democratic means and methods should be used to create a transitional government with a limited mandate to implement constitutional changes, territorial reform review, electoral reform, and early elections.

"The "Movement for National Development" has a significant reason why we are making this statement to the media today. Like a year ago today, on July 26, 2024, the Albanian Parliament, in the last plenary session of the parliamentary session, after midnight, approved the changes to the Electoral Code with only 106 votes of the SP, PD deputies. 

Of course, with this Electoral Code, we lost in the elections of May 11, 2025. It is precisely for this loss that we have analyzed, taken our responsibilities, and made the relevant decisions, but we have the moral right not to remain silent because time proved us right very quickly.

The legitimate reason why we continue and will continue to evoke that moment is that the Electoral Code was proven to have produced serious deformations for the democratic system in Albania:

- The elections were held exactly two and a half months ago and the election results are not yet out.

-According to preliminary results, it appears that we will have disproportionate representation in the Assembly: the Socialist Party, out of the 74 mandates that correspond to it according to votes, has received 83 mandates, that is, 9 more.

- PD, out of the 46 mandates that correspond to it according to votes, has received 50 mandates, ie 4 more

very much.

-Meanwhile, all other entities outside of the SP-DP have received 13 fewer mandates.

- So unprincipled was the system that this Code produced that in recent months we have witnessed accusations and serious clashes between candidates within the parties for preferential votes from the SP, the DP, and even the party Nisma Alhbiania Bëhet.

The prolonged vote counting clearly showed the fatigue, to the point of exhaustion, of the commissioners, counters, observers, candidates, etc.

The final product of this code; Now Prime Minister Rama, even with the entire state's commitment to the elections, has absolute power and no longer asks for anyone, while the DP has a monopoly on the entire opposition and must now take all responsibilities to get out of this extremely difficult situation for Albanians.

Precisely in order not to degrade into these serious deformations of the democratic system, the "Movement for National Development" and its MP Mr. Dashamir Shehi, for about two years made every effort to achieve an electoral reform in accordance with democratic standards for free, fair and accepted elections by the competitors.

For illustration, I am bringing to your memory and attention only the finalization of the efforts of the Movement for National Development, which you certainly have in the archives of your televisions and media:

On July 8, 2024, the "Movement for National Development" organized a roundtable discussion on Electoral Reform, which is vital for the 2025 political elections, at the Hotel & Tirana International.

This roundtable was attended by the opposition parliamentary parties, represented by Messrs. Oerd Bylikbashi, Fatmir Mediu, Agron Duka, Vangjel Dule, Nard Ndoka, MPs: Enkelejd Alibeaj, Ferdinand Xhaferri, Dash Sulaj, Flamur Hoxha, etc.

Also present at the table were representatives of the OSCE office in Tirana, the American Republican Institute and the American Democratic Institute, the Institute of Political Studies - Afrim Krasniqi, former CEC Chairman Kristaq Kume, and representatives of the December 90 Group.

Kriik Election Observation Action, leaders of associations and non-governmental organizations such as Aleksandër Çipa, Aulon Kalaja, etc., and experts in the field of elections.

The purpose of the roundtable was for the opposition factor to align and unify its positions on Electoral Reform, addressing them in the plenary session of the Albanian Parliament.

LZHK expresses its position that the main priority of the entire opposition should be Electoral Reform, with the sole goal of holding free, fair, credible and competitive elections in Albania next year, 2025.

Now we are faced with this grave situation and the question that arises is, what are we going to do?

A responsible opposition has the mission of protecting democracy, being in open battle with the abusive government and preparing an alternative government. In this context, the "Movement for National Development" not only does not surrender in the face of evil, obstacles and difficulties that are created for democracy in Albania, but on the contrary, it is even more motivated.

Faced with this reality, the "Movement for National Development" expresses its position that it is a national necessity for the political unification of all opposition factors and actors in a common front, using all democratic means and methods, to create a transitional government with a limited mandate to achieve:

- Constitutional amendments

- Review of territorial reform

- Electoral reform

- Early elections", declared Ekrem Spahiu./ CNA





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