TIRANA, July 25 /ATA/ – Lulzim Basha, leader of the Euro-Atlantic Democrats, released Thursday the amendment he submitted a day ago to the Albanian parliament, calling for fully open electoral lists.
Basha said in a post on the social media that his proposal aims to shift away from the current system, which he argues benefits party leaders more than voters.
He claimed that time proved him “right”, after he had “exposed the amnesty, sabotage of the Electoral Reform Committee and the closed candidate lists.”
According to Basha, yesterday’s accord between the ruling Socialist Party (SP) and the main opposition Democratic Party (DP) “undermines democratic principles by allowing parties to place candidates on closed lists, where voter influence is limited.”
Basha claimed that the Socialist Prime Minister Edi Rama and the DP leader Sali Berisha “do not want the Electoral Reform to be finalized, as they seek to name a handful of lawmakers, who would serve their vested interest and the troubles they face with justice.”
According to Basha, his proposed system allows voters to choose individual candidates, respecting gender quotas and public preference, rather than having the party leaders decide the candidate order.
He expressed his commitment to challenging the current system, which he views as outdated and restrictive.
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