TIRANA, June 8 /ATA/ – Main opposition Democratic Party (DP) has submitted a legal package to parliament seeking to cancel four laws that it says have fuelled public concern over environmental protection and development projects, including a planned investment in the coastal area of Zvërnec, southern Albania.
The package calls for the repeal of the Strategic Investments Law, amendments to the Protected Areas Law, the so-called Mountains Package Law, and several provisions of the Cultural Heritage Law.
In a social media post on Monday, chairman of the DP parliamentary group, Gazment Bardhi, said the proposals reflected demands raised by protesters who have gathered in Tirana in recent days to oppose the Zvërnec project.
“The package we submitted to parliament is not merely an opposition initiative. It brings to parliament the voice of the society protesting against the destruction of Albania by a government that has treated the country as private property,” Bardhi said.
He said the measures were intended to strengthen safeguards for nature, cultural heritage and mountain regions, while criticizing the Strategic Investments Law, which he described as “a symbol of Edi Rama’s economic model”.
Bardhi accused the government of favouritism, corruption and using state power to advance private interests, allegations the government rejects.
He said Albania should move towards a system based on equal opportunities and the rule of law.
According to Bardhi, the proposals bring together citizens with differing political views, as well as people unaffiliated with any political party.
“Without the Strategic Investments Law, which distributes pieces of Albania to a handful of oligarchs and clients of Edi Rama, Albania will be better off,” he said. “Without laws that allow the government to undermine protected areas, mountain regions, cultural heritage and the public interest, Albania will be better off.”
Bardhi also urged Prime Minister Edi Rama to allow lawmakers from the ruling majority to support the proposals.
“It is time to reflect. It is time for Edi Rama to resign,” he said.
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