"Kelliçi, at the head of the protests in Tirana"/ Greek media lists the accusations against Veliaj

2024-07-28 15:56:00, Politikë CNA

"Kelliçi, at the head of the protests in Tirana"/ Greek media

Photomontage - Erion Veliaj and Belind Kelliçi

The Greek media "Popaganda" has devoted an article to the protests in front of the Municipality of Tirana, against the mayor Erion Veliaj.

" Popaganda " has listed the charges against Veliaj, some of whose main directors have been arrested.

"The day that Fredi Beleri was sworn in as an MEP, Tirana was 'burned' by protesters with a portrait of Edi Rama with the inscription 'narcos'.

"Kelliçi, at the head of the protests in Tirana"/ Greek media

For 4 months in a row, Tirana has been living in a constellation of popular opposition protests in front of the municipality, where there have been many clashes and violent interventions by the police.

The protesters are demanding the resignation of the socialist mayor of the Municipality of Tirana, Erion Veliaj, a man they accuse of being corrupt and a favorite of Edi Rama.

Belind Këlliçi, 37 years old, former deputy and former candidate for the Municipality of Tirana says that we are in continuous protests for 18 weeks until SPAK brings the mayor of Tirana to justice", the article states.

The Greek media mentions the fact that since the 2023 campaign, Kelliçi has denounced Veliaj for misappropriating public funds and buying votes. It also shows that such a thing was also mentioned by the OSCE-ODHIR report.

"Kelliçi, at the head of the protests in Tirana"/ Greek media

"SPAK took some measures 7 months after the elections, arresting the right wing of Mayor Veliaj, who was also in charge of Veliaj's electoral campaign.

Protests calling for the mayor's resignation often turn into protests against Rama, especially since December 2023 when Berisha was placed under house arrest. However, he was re-elected chairman of the DP.

This is what the man who has quickly climbed the leadership ladder and corridors tells us.

An indicator of the negative climate that has been created in the country for the prime minister is the fact that the protest of July 11, called by the DP, had a very large participation even though the temperatures were high", it is further emphasized.

"Kelliçi, at the head of the protests in Tirana"/ Greek media

The Greek media also wrote about Prime Minister Edi Rama and the scandals of the government.

"Rama is at the lowest point of his popularity. The government is being shocked by the many scandals of ministers and mayors who go to the prosecutor's office one after the other.

Kelliçi says that we as the opposition are determined to protest until the creation of a technical government that will organize free, fair elections that are expected to be held in April 2025", the article emphasizes.

The big scandals are mainly that of the incinerators with 130 million euros and the 30 million euros stolen from "5D".

Although the contract for the incinerators is 7 years old, they are not working and the payments continue.

Kelliçi mentions about "Popaganda" another scandal, that of Eco-Tirana, which was connected with the Italian company in Verona for garbage collection, but this company has been accused of money laundering and connection with the "Ndrangheta"./ CNA