Dissatisfaction with the Primaries?/ Alimehmeti: Before we entered, we knew the procedure

The Democratic Party candidate in Tirana, Ilir Alimehmeti, commented on the debate on the primaries and candidate lists for May 11 in the Democratic Party.

Invited to Ora News, Alimehmeti stated that the DP knew everything about the primaries process before they entered into it, and that issues should be overcome and not be left to individual issues.

Alimehmeti :  The primaries have already been over a week, so it is a matter of our procedure how we select the candidates, and now they are registered with the CEC, they are the official lists.

Electoral Reform is what it is, that is, it separates these, not open list, not closed list.

And definitely the open list is the one that quantifies the vote the most and is counted the most.

But we are all part of a team, so the DP is part of a team, and the team either wins all together or loses all together, there is no middle ground. 

It's not like there's a difference where you were in the primary more or less, now all eyes are on May 11th.

I believe in what direct democracy is, that people go and choose not just the force but go and choose those they want to represent within the respective political force.

I was more in favor of open lists because complete openness guarantees more for the opposition.

I think democracy should be from the bottom up.

The primary instruction was clear and provided for two steps.

The first step is the vote and the second step is the decision of the presidency.

We all knew before we entered the primaries what this procedure would be like.

In the end, it was the leadership team that decided, and the leadership has the privilege and also takes on the responsibilities.

Every process has dissatisfaction.

I think we need to overcome issues, not keep it to individual issues.

The opposition thinks about something collective, it must represent a large group, it must represent the interests of many people who have been there for many years.

It's a group effort and we have to think about it as a group.