TIRANA, Nov 14 /ATA/ – Main opposition Democratic Party leader Sali Berisha has called on opposition forces to unite behind joint candidates in the upcoming local elections.
Speaking during an online exchange with citizens on Saturday, Berisha said guidelines setting out the procedures for selecting candidates for mayoral positions had been drafted and signed.
Asked by a citizen when the candidates’ names would be made public, Berisha said the selection process would begin shortly and that the aim was to complete it as soon as possible, giving candidates sufficient time to prepare their campaigns.
“The guidelines for the procedure have been drafted and signed. The process will begin. We will seek to complete it as soon as possible so that our candidates are the best possible choices and have sufficient time,” Berisha said.
He reiterated his appeal to opposition parties to field joint candidates, arguing that unity was necessary to challenge Prime Minister Edi Rama.
Berisha said the Democratic Party had taken into account the demands, proposals and suggestions put forward by opposition parties, as well as other representatives who had supported the idea of forming a united front.
Such a front, he said, would send an important message to voters and bring together the energy of those who had protested against the government.
Berisha also accused a group he referred to as the “microphone group” and the “megaphone group” of misusing the energy and ideals of protesters.
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