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"We are between autocracy and dictatorship", Alimehmeti: The US is sending a clear message through its silence regarding the May 11 elections

Politiko 2025-05-22 11:50:10

"We are between autocracy and dictatorship", Alimehmeti: The US is

Democratic candidate for MP in the May 11 parliamentary elections, Ilir Alimehmeti, has stated that through silence, the US is sending a clear message regarding the May 11 elections.

Alimehmeti, who failed to obtain the mandate of an MP in the parliamentary elections, was invited to the podcast 'Të Pashoq' and said that, even though he received around 18 thousand preferential votes, he said that Albania is between autocracy and dictatorship.

PART OF THE CONVERSATION

Is the DP in danger of disintegrating, of becoming more fragmented?

We need to see the public interest in having a democratic system with free and fair elections. If there are no free and fair elections, it is pointless to talk. We are between autocracy and dictatorship.

This is the system, even though you can win a lot of votes, you are not elected as an MP, this is the system. We are between autocracy and dictatorship. Who has everything in hand? Who controls justice? How many MPs do you know, 10 or 20? Who knows all the ministers? We only have one hand: Edi Rama.

The other element, does the opposition inspire? If the question were whether or not the DP inspires, but we had 9 other forces, besides the DP and the SP, then why weren't these new parties voted, which had very good young girls and boys, then why weren't they voted? Because here in Albania we have the phenomenon of the Bulgarian train, we have manipulations, we have vote buying. Why did Sara Mile win in Elbasan, do you know? Why did Arkend Balla win, do you know?

You can win 20 thousand votes, but the other person gets 200 thousand votes, because he has economic power and we have 41% of the population in poverty.

Bring Mr. Trump to Albania with this system and he will still lose.

In your opinion, why is the US not reacting yet?

The EU has clearly said: with elections of this level, it will not enter the European Union. The US has not spoken yet. I know that it is delaying and the delay is a message in itself. When someone is late even to a wedding, it sends a message. In 2021, before the countdown was even over, there was a reaction from the US. Today we have a delay, the delay speaks and the importance that the US has in the relations we have with them, are with many zeros behind. Through silence they are expressing themselves, we have seen how they have reacted in the case of other countries, because they do their routine work.