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Eduard Zaloshnja: Two strategic mistakes of the opposition, and some tactics…

Eduard Zaloshnja: Two strategic mistakes of the opposition, and some

by Eduard Zaloshnja

The boycott of the Assembly and the local elections before the parliamentary elections on April 25 are the two most serious strategic mistakes of an Albanian opposition since 1991. With the boycott of the Assembly, it was left to the "electoral engineer" Gjiknuri to embroider the Electoral Code as he saw fit. With the boycott of the local elections, the administration of 60 out of 61 municipalities of the country was left in the hands of the Socialists…

With such a disadvantage (without starting the race on April 25), it took a wave of 1-million opposition voters to overthrow the 800-meter-high electoral wall, which Rama has erected during his 8 years in power. But such a wave, though hoped for, did not materialize…

However, even with as much participation as it materialized (despite previous strategic opposition blunders), tactical opposition coordination in various constituencies could have produced a higher number of mandates for the opposition.

Thus, better coordination on the ground between the DP and the SMI could have produced 7 mandates for the opposition in the Durrës region. Because the DP got more votes than it needed for the 6 mandates it secured, while the SMI could not get the mandate for a handful of votes…

In the Berat district, better coordination on the ground between the DP and the SMI could have produced 2 mandates for the opposition. Because the DP got more votes than it needed for the mandate it secured, while the SMI could not get the mandate for a handful of votes…

In the Gjirokastra region, better coordination on the ground between the DP and the SMI could have produced two mandates for the opposition. Because the DP got a lot more votes than it needed for the mandate it secured, while the SMI could not seize the mandate…

In the Vlora region, better coordination on the ground between the DP and the SMI could have produced 5 seats for the opposition. Because the DP got a lot more votes than it needed for the 4 mandates it secured, while the SMI could not get the mandate…

In the Shkodra region, better coordination on the ground between the DP and the SMI could have produced 7 seats for the opposition. Because the DP got more votes than it needed for the 5 mandates it secured, while the SMI also got more votes than it needed for its mandate…

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