 Full and thorough investigation of the elections
 The leader of the Socialist Party of Albania, Edi Rama, accompanied by the Chairman of the SPA National Assembly Gramoz Ruçi, took part in the first round of discussions organized by President of the Republic, Bamir Topi. After the talks, conducted behind closed doors, which lasted for three hours, Rama said that he had an open confrontation of views with Prime Minister Berisha.
“I am willing to try with all my strength and passion to achieve a successful solution, but, as I openly and very frankly told Mr. Berisha, I am not ready to accept a dialogue that drags on indefinitely. It is not that I do not have the patience for it. On the contrary, the problem is that the deepening of the crisis is becoming unsupportable for the Albanians and the opposition does not represent my interests, but those of the Albanian people.
Following the second meeting conducted with the President, Gramoz Ruçi informed the media on further details of the meeting, and once more explained that the demand of the Socialist Party for an investigation of the elections is completely legal and in compliance with the Constitution.
“This meeting was held following the dialogue that has started some days ago. Mr. Rama emphasized once more to the President that the Socialist Party is determined to implement the PACE Resolution, and especially point 7 of said resolution, which calls for two things: first for an inquiry committee in accordance with the Constitution and the verdict of the Constitutional Court and secondly, for the return of the opposition to Parliament” ... read more |
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 SPA welcomes OSCE’s statement
The Chairman of the Socialist Party of Albania, Edi Rama, has welcomed the statement of the President of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, Joao Soares on the political crisis in Albania. According to the socialist leader, given the statement of President Soares the parliamentary investigation of the elections must be full and thorough. “We are in full agreement with what is written in the statement concerning the full and thorough investigation of the elections, based on the Constitution and on the ruling by the Constitutional Court on parliamentary elections. This is all we have asked for and I am happy to say that we were also on agreement with President Soares on the fact that a parliamentary election cannot be limited, nor can it be subjected to conditions” ... read more
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The dialogue will be given all chances for success
The Chairman of the Socialist Party of Albania, Edi Rama, has continued his meetings with journalists in various cities in Albania, which has taken him to Elbasan and Vlora. He has explained the importance of the investigation of the June 28th elections for Albania. The leader of the Socialists answered the questions of the journalists present in the meeting on the table organized by the President, which according to Rama will be given all chances to succeed and solve the crisis at the lowest cost possible. “It is an obligation for us to give this dialogue all chances of success and it is an obligation too to try and find a solution at the lowest cost possible, but we are certainly not obliged and nor are we prepared to accept an injustice that is simply intolerable. The right to investigate is the parliament’s constitutional right and there is no room for interpretations, since the Constitutional Court has already interpreted this issue” ... read more
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The Constitution does not prevent the opening of the ballot boxes
Socialist MP Saimir Tahiri called on the Prime Minister and the ruling majority to allow the implementation of the Constitution, and of the expository ruling by the Constitutional Court which foresees the right to investigate elections. Saimir Tahiri said that Parliament is the only institution which has competence to examine the correct implementation of the legislation. “The power of the opposition to investigate through a parliamentary commission is institutional; it is a constitutional right which prevents the ruling majority from subjecting the initiative of the opposition to discussions or to a vote” ... read more
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OSSH using electricity bills to steal from Albanians
Socialist MP Erion Braçe has once again criticized the Albanian government for the energy price rise. Braçe noted that this price rise had been planed long ago, but it had been kept secret by the Albanian government. He went on to accuse the OSSH that by applying the new prices even before January 1st 2010 when the price rise was supposed to go in effect, it is not just forcing Albanians to pay more, but it is also stealing from them. “They are not just being robed, but they are also defenseless. Electricity bills constitute executive titles. If you do not pay them you can become subject to a penal investigation. But what happens if executive titles are used to rob you?” Braçe said ... read more
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Ridiculous reparations for victims of flooding in Shkodra
In a statement to the media, socialist MP Taulant Balla called the behavior of Prime Minister Sali Berisha and the Speaker Parliament Jozefina Topalli vis-à-vis the reparations that should be paid for the flooding in the district of Shkodra, ridiculous. Taulant Balla said that Berisha is treating these people in the same way as he treated the victims of Gërdec.
“Sali Berisha promised to pay full reparations for all the damage caused to the houses, appliances, furniture, land, and animals. But Sali Berisha was lying.
It took two months of investigations by groups of experts established under a frantic campaign of propaganda by the government, to arrive to a simple conclusion: all 4312 families will be paid 1000 Euros each for the damages”
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Government’s borrowing, clear proof of economic mismanagement
Socialist MP Mimi Kodheli called the government’s practice of borrowing in order to pay off previous debts a practice that has no economic sense. According to Kodheli this practice clearly resembles the logic of the pyramid schemes, thus proving that the government is behaving in much the same way as the notorious pyramid boss Sude.
“There is no reason for the government to consider this further borrowing as a success, at a time when it is unable to show how this new debt will help Albania’s economy; a debt which will after all not be paid out of Berisha’s pocket, but our of the pockets of Albania’s citizens”
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