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Balliu tells how he was disqualified as soon as he challenged Berisha: The exclusion came at 1 am...
2026-04-24 18:54:54 / POLITIKË
Tensions within the Democratic Party are rising as one of the candidates for its leadership has issued strong accusations against the current leadership of Sali Berisha.
Invited to the news studio at "Ora News", Alesia Balliu said that the decision to run comes as a direct reaction to unfulfilled promises and the way the party is being treated "like private property", where different voices are being excluded.
Explaining her motives, Balliu emphasizes that the main impetus was "the injustice that was done during the primaries" and the fact that the historical leader, Sali Berisha, "did not keep any of the promises he made on the platform." This situation prompted her to directly challenge his decisions with a new alternative, seeking to represent another approach within the party.
"Then what pushed me to participate was the injustice that happened during the primaries and the moment I saw all the injustices that happened and the moment I saw that the leader I trusted, Sali Berisha, did not keep any of the promises he made to us at the podium, without a doubt that pushed me into a direct reaction against his decisions and without a doubt to challenge him with my alternative. Then without a doubt it would be the will of the Democrats, who would vote.
I am concerned that this party is being treated as private property and individuals who dare to think differently from the leader are being excluded.
Because with what he is doing today with Alesja Balliu, with the exclusion of Alesja Balliu, with the self-exclusion of Ervin Saliani, he is simply sending a message to the Democrats that anyone who dares to think differently will have the same outcome as me and Mr. Saliani.
In short, it will be either rightfully excluded or excluded. I fight for principles.
I am a democrat, I remain a democrat and I will continue to be a democrat. But I have a duty to tell some truths and for this party to be a party with a strong opposition and to be a winning party tomorrow, it undoubtedly needs a new generation and it undoubtedly needs a change in the current leadership, which unfortunately can no longer lead the Democratic Party to victory.
Because he had the chance twice. In 2013 when he lost to Rama, in 2025 when he lost to Rama.
I personally don't believe in third runoffs. We couldn't beat Basha's result in 2021. As we speak, we are practically 300,000 votes down.
I want the progress of the Democratic Party.
"Mr. Berisha had the chance to lead us in this battle on May 11 and did not win. I am asking for the will of the Democrats, of those delegates, of those Democrats who voted for this statute in that assembly. I am asking for the implementation of the constitution and statute of the Democratic Party," Balliu said.
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