Writing in a post in the social media, Rama appreciated all this trust as a privilege.

“Thanks are never enough for the privilege of all this trust,” he said while attaching photos of the rally on Wednesday with SP supporters.

Rama highlighted in his speech to the rally that the election result is a powerful mandate to continue with reforms and to achieve the government’s main objective: Albania’s membership in the European Union by 2030.

He also pledged to strengthen the rule of law, fight corruption and guarantee a clean and efficient administration.

In the May 11 elections, for the first time, the Albanian Diaspora had the opportunity to vote by mail, with around 195,000 registered voters. /J.P/p.s./

Minister of Justice Ulsi Manja reminded that he had foreseen since the beginning of this Parliamentary session that the amnesty bill would pass with over 100 votes.

Manja said that, “In the quality of Minister of Justice, I have proposed the law in the government with the hope of receiving the same support in the Parliament from the MPs of all political belongings. I wanted to preserve the good tradition that has dominated in that hall, when there have been votes for criminal amnesty across the political trenches. Also, I would like the work of the experts who worked on the amnesty draft to be respected and to be away from any political influence, to ensure an act of mercy for those who have come into conflict with the criminal law, as guaranteed by the Constitution and the law”.

“Yesterday, this happened in the Parliament of Albania! Amnesty bill received 116 votes in favor in principle; thus we preserved the good tradition of that hall and voted for a legal product made by experts in the field! But, this hall will certainly not lack political backbenchers who see the “devil” even where humanity and mercy are the only purpose of an amnesty law”, the minister emphasized.

According to him, yesterday, it was clearly seen who used the vote for the purposes of the law and who used it for political reasons.

“In the quality of Minister of Justice, today I feel proud that with patience and persistence, 116 legislators voted for the amnesty law that we passed to the government with zero benefits for the subjects of SPAK and Special Court against Corruption and Organized Crime”, said Manja.

Manja thanked his colleagues in the government and Parliament who gave their trust and supported him until the end, without wavering at any moment with their vote, also the opposition MPs who joined the vote with the Socialist Party, and the media for making every MP aware of the necessity of amnesty after an absence of more than 4 years from the last amnesty of 2020.

“Now, it is up to the relevant bodies to implement this long-awaited amnesty and perhaps the only one that has been debated politically and in the media. Anyway, gratitude to everyone who supported this act of humanity, which will certainly not be the last for that hall”, said Manja./r.e/p.s./