Berisha speaks to 'La Stampa': Stop inhumane migrant centers, I will defeat Rama with a Trumpist

Letizia Tortello, LA STAMPA

The world is changing rapidly and Soros' puppets like Edi Rama, the corrupt members of his lobby, will be 'hidden'. Sali Berisha is in excellent shape. Eighty years old, former president (and first prime minister) of Albania for almost all of the '90s. In Italy we remember him for the parodies in 'Striscia la Notizia' (Striscia la Berisha), but the cardiologist, a persistent leader of the Albanian opposition, has returned to the forefront of his country's politics, after 11 months of house arrest, as part of an investigation for alleged corruption.

In Tirana, Prime Minister Edi Rama has only one opponent, and that opponent is him. He speaks of himself in the third person (Sali Berisha), with a more lively voice than usual. He will run in the May 11 elections, in an attempt to snatch victory from the socialist leader, who is seeking re-election for a fourth time, through the PD. Berisha's center-right is allied with 'Forza Italia', has just been invited to the congress of Merz's German CDU and has left as an observer in the European EPP. Rama and Berisha, eternal enemies, are waging war on each other through poisonous statements and dossiers. Now Trump's shadow is visible over the land of eagles, as well as over the entire Western Balkans. The two contenders are trying to win Washington's favor. But the center-right politician is convinced that 'the wind has begun to blow against Rama'.

With the new US president, regional balances could suffer violent shocks. The first sign is Berisha's choice of strategist for the electoral campaign: Chris LaCivita. A Republican to the core, MAGA is the man who led Trump to triumph. 'LaCivita supports me. The slogan is, of course, Make Albania Great Again.'

Mr. Berisha, Prime Minister Meloni wants to transform Albanian immigrant centers into CPR, she could use a modification of the agreement. If you win the elections, are you ready?

'No. We will not change anything in this contract, but we will respect it. We opposed the migrant centers in Albania, for humanitarian reasons we appealed. The Albanian Constitutional Court has declared that they are in accordance with the laws, so if we come to power we will not change any comma and we will respect the agreement. Meloni also achieved that migrants can also be monitored by the UN. Italy is a friendly country, the center-right 'Forza Italia' has always been an ally, we also have relations with the 'Fratelli d'Italia' and Salvini. However, what is certain is that after 5 years, the contract with Italy will not be renewed.'

But what does Rama really think about the immigrant centers, given the failures they have had so far? Have you been able to understand?

I have heard contradictory rumors, in many versions. I do not know if there is any change of mind with Meloni. Rama is capable of anything, to have or buy influence, he is a man without principles, a real godfather. But I will tell you that the centers of Shëngjin and Gjader are not a debate of the electoral campaign.

You are making very strong statements about Rama, do you understand that?

I might add even worse, Edi Rama's Albania is a real narco-state in the heart of Europe and we will do everything to get rid of this narco-dictatorship of an El Chapo type in the office of a prime minister. In this context, I think we will win, even though he has already started to cheat.

Your affirmations are meant to denounce...

We know very well that the unlimited money that Rama has at his disposal comes from dark underground channels. He issues building permits and contractors pay huge sums. Corruption is national and transnational, this is the Albanian reality. A scandal has just erupted with the arrest of his trusted man, Erion Veliaj, the mayor of Tirana.

The man who changed the face of the capital, making it young and colorful, after communism? Veliaj was friends with many politicians and administrators of the European ministry.

He has just been arrested for corruption, money laundering and forced declaration of assets. The veil of protection was torn after the opposition protested for 44 weeks in front of the Tirana City Hall against this uncontrolled man. It is said that Rama sacrificed him to save his brother.

Let's get back to the electoral campaign and Albania's alliances in the world. Is it true that the Republican Trumpian, Chris LaCivita, has become your strategist?

Of course, he flew to Albania and we are organizing. He came to help me dismantle this garden of George Soros, the promoter of policies that divide society such as those that defend that there are not only two genders, man and woman. Soros is the 'chief corruptor', he bought politicians around the world with the weapon of left-wing extremism, Rama is his puppet and that of his son Aleks, who every two or three weeks spends a few days in my country for very dark reasons.