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Zhupa responds to Balla: No propaganda video drowns out the voices of the diaspora and protesters

Politiko 2026-06-22 17:08:43

Zhupa responds to Balla: No propaganda video drowns out the voices of the

Democratic Party MP Ina Zhupa has reacted to the publications of the head of the Socialist parliamentary group, Taulant Balla, with Albanian immigrants expressing support for the government, describing them as an attempt to diminish the impact of citizen protests.

Through a reaction on social media, Zhupa stated that the demonstrations organized by the Albanian diaspora, both in Tirana and in various countries around the world, have clearly shown the level of dissatisfaction with the government and cannot be relativized with some videos distributed online.

According to her, the recent protests proved that Albanians, regardless of where they live, are willing to mobilize for issues related to public interest and the future of the country.

Zhupa accused the majority of using propaganda to minimize the civic revolt, while adding that attempts to create divisions among Albanians are a well-known political tactic whenever the government faces widespread dissatisfaction.

Zhupa's full reaction:

Rama's outburst at the parliamentary group meeting, about why MPs are not defending him enough on social media and are not winning the "war with the algorithm", seems to have had its effect. Today, everyone has been released with videos and statuses of the most diverse kinds, even though there is no algorithm that can save them from the judgment of Albanians, who have already made their assessment.

One of the most mediocre efforts is the publication of several videos of happy emigrants with Rama and against the protest. Meanwhile, the magnificent diaspora protest on June 20 in Tirana, as well as the protests held in major cities around the world, showed the real strength of Albanians wherever they live. They proved that discontent is neither fabricated nor isolated, but a broad civic voice that wants to be heard.

For this very reason, attempts to release propaganda videos featuring immigrants in support of the government fail to diminish the reality. They do not address any of the concerns raised by the protesters and they fail to hide the fact that thousands of Albanians have chosen to stand up in defense of the public interest.

Even more serious is the attempt to pit Albanians against each other, presenting the opinion of a few as a counterweight to the revolt of the many. This is an old method of any government that feels threatened by the citizen voice: divide and rule.

The strength of the 22-day protest, and, in particular, that of June 20, showed exactly the opposite of what propaganda tries to sell: Albanians unite when they feel their rights are violated.

When hundreds of thousands of citizens speak with the voice of protest, no one can replace that reality with a few videos selected for political consumption. The voice of citizens is always stronger than propaganda.