TIRANA, January 6 /ATA/ Democratic Party Chairman Lulzim Basha stated today that, “Sali Berisha wants to turn the Democratic Party into a bunker for its own interests.”
Being a guest to a TV studio, Basha said that the allegations about closure of the DP headquarters are nonsense.
“These are all nonsense and it is sad that the new year in Albania finds Albanians with such an event served while they face real problems, rising prices, poverty, economy, unemployment, immigration. These are the problems of those who follow us in these moments and not the attempt of a man to take the Democratic Party hostage, to turn it into a bunker, to instrumentalize the desperate Democrats from the April 25 election massacre and to use them as cannon fodder for his interests. All the other things are mere manipulations. Nothing has changed, you can come to my office tomorrow for a coffee and see that it is the same as it used to be”, said Basha.
According to him, “The Democratic Party actually has another interest, to be open to all Democrats, never to turn into a bunker for the interests of a man declared non-grata by the United States of America and accompanied by others who want to use the house of freedom for their personal interests, even worse for their personal concerns, in relation to non-grata or in relation to justice”.
Basha said that, “DP will not become a bunker even for Berisha’s worries while he has turned into a vital support for Edi Rama”.
According to Basha, “Everyone who is a functionary of the Democratic Party or every democrat who has a job in the Democratic Party, according to the rules of the institution can enter the Democratic Party headquarters.”
“On the other hand, yes, there are works underway in the building. There have been structural changes, secretariats have been added, National Council Commissions will soon start functioning. As they say, there are bricks and mortar around and for this reason measures have been taken to divert the entrance and exit to the building.
Speaking about Berisha’s referendum, Basha said that, “The images broadcast today show that only 10% of what Berisha declared have voted”. /m.m//a.a/p.s./
