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Berisha calls on Albanians: Support the protest, it is the most powerful movement against Rama's regime

Politiko 2026-06-13 12:38:58

The leader of the Democratic Party, Sali Berisha, has called on Albanians to support the civic protests that have been taking place in Tirana and other cities in the country for days.

During an online conversation with citizens, Berisha described this as the most extraordinary youth and civic movement in the history of Albania after the fall of communism, considering it the strongest confrontation with what he called "Edi Rama's authoritarian dictatorship."

According to the democratic leader, the protest launched after the events in Zvërnec and the opposition to projects in protected areas has now surpassed the initial motives and has transformed into a broad movement against corruption, poverty, immigration and the country's way of governing.

Berisha accused the government of turning the elections into a farce, damaging the country's economy and encouraging the mass exodus of young people from Albania.

He stated that Albanian youth are rising up for their future and to oppose, according to him, a regime that does not give citizens the opportunity to realize their dreams in the country.

FULL WORD

Dear friends, for 13 days, Tirana and Albania have been experiencing the most extraordinary, unprecedented, and magnificent civic youth movement in their history.
This movement, in essence, which began for reasons and sensitivities such as human rights, the brutal dragging of the residents of Zvërnec, the complete lack of transparency for everything, for every development in that country, and the barbed wire, is in fact the most powerful movement that is confronting the authoritarian dictatorship of Edi Rama, his narco-state.
This movement that has within itself the greatest courage of the Albanian nation, whose bearers are the young Albanians.
It has within itself the highest national consciousness to free itself from an autocratic regime that has turned elections into an electoral farce.
That arrests opposition leaders in the electoral year just like Zajedi of Tunisia.
That has turned the administration into political terrorists of the Albanian vote.
Who has stolen billions, billions of euros with his criminal organization and may today be with fabulous hidden wealth.
Don't forget one thing that an OSCE report stated in 2014 that Edi Rama has 200 million euros hidden in offshore banks, and all of this secured as mayor with building permits etc., imagine now when he put on a plate all of Albania how much he has.
Imagine!
Imagine now how much he gets only with the Port of Durres, which is a public asset equal to 4 billion euros and turns it into Dubai City of his 1001 nights.
Imagine how much he has gotten with the roads he builds at prices 6 to 10 times higher than in the EU.
How much he has looted with his AKSHI, where projects are disbursed to the wife's brother-in-law 100 percent when the works are zero or close to zero.
This powerful citizen protest is a protest blessed by God.
Albanian youth stood up for all their brothers, sisters, peers who took the dirt roads and their youthful, individual and family dream, because Albania did not give them shelter for their dream.
The young men and women of Albania are protesting today because schools have been demolished and there is a terrible, shameful decline in education.
Because their parents receive the most ridiculous pensions or the lowest salaries in Europe.
Because Albania's hospitals are not third-world hospitals, but fourth-world hospitals with the most basic deficiencies.
Because all these policies actually constitute a genuine, silent genocide of this government against Albanians.
In conclusion, I call on every democrat, every voter, every citizen who has voted and is voting for the DP, but also every Albanian who loves this country, who wants to live with dignity in this country and for his children to continue their dream in this country, to support every protest.
They need everyone's support.
No pretext has the right to be used for not supporting them.