Meta-Berisha coalition? Head of Freedom Party meets with Flamur Noka to discuss election in 2025

The head of the Freedom Party, Ilir Meta, went to the headquarters of the Democratic Party, for a meeting with, Flamur Noka. ABC News journalist Erneta Shevroja reports that Meta did not make a specific request to be part of the Democratic Party lists.

“History has shown that Democratic Party has always entered electoral contests together with other allied parties.

Today, in the early hours of the morning, Ilir Meta visit Flamur Noka, to discuss concretely, regarding the possibilities of how both parties go in the 2025 electoral race.

From the information that we have been able to obtain, the chairman of the Freedom Party has not made a specific request whether he wants to be on the lists of the Democratic Party, as far as the next parliamentary elections are concerned, or he wants Freedom Party to go with its own logo in the parliamentary elections of the year next.

This was the first informal meeting between Noka and Meta at the headquarters of the Democratic Party.

While Meta has not made a specific request, whether he will be in the election with Democratic Party  or will be on his own list”, reported ABC News journalist Erneta Shevroja./abcnews.al

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