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"Berisha and Rama are in partnership"/ Analyst Ergys Mërtiri: Without each other, they would not be in politics!
2026-03-23 23:10:54 / POLITIKË
The Democratic Party held another protest against the government yesterday, accompanied by clashes and acts of violence, a scenario repeated earlier.
Analyst Ergys Mërtiri said that with this scenario, the opposition has gained nothing against Prime Minister Edi Rama.
In a live broadcast on the national television Vizion Plus's central news edition with moderator Roland Zili, Mërtiri affirmed that there is a level of cooperation between Berisha and the SP. He added that Rama and Berisha, without each other, would not be in politics today.
The analyst stressed that Berisha's focus is not on overthrowing the government, but on maintaining the monopoly within the DP, eliminating any potential threat to his position.
The Democratic Party held another protest against the government, filled with acts of violence and clashes, a scenario that has been seen before. In your opinion, what did the opposition gain and what did it lose from yesterday's rally?
Ergys Mërtiri: The opposition has not gained anything against Edi Rama, because with these types of protests he does not fall. On the contrary, this produces a negative effect for the opposition, because Berisha's constant postponement of the dates for the overthrow of the government simply exposes the opposition as weak and powerless to realize what it says. The low participation in the square shows its weakness, which only serves Edi Rama. However, this does not mean that Berisha does not win, he wins in his internal struggle to maintain the cohesion of the party, which is being damaged due to his inability to generate hope among the democrats.
We had a harsh statement from the German Embassy condemning the acts of violence, while Berisha on the other hand said that the uprising was peaceful. How should we read these positions?
Ergys Mërtiri: This is in the context of the deep incoherence that characterizes Berisha's movement due to the lack of rationality. Saying "peaceful revolt" while throwing Molotov cocktails is an oxymoron. However, I believe that this is not genuine violence against institutions, Berisha seeks to make a "spectacle of violence" and not real violence. The fire creates the idea of war, but in fact the parties are not at war with each other. On the contrary, they are in partnership, as they share institutions, power and economic benefits, such as construction permits or businesses that flourish even for the opposition under the conditions of what it calls a "dictatorship". Behind the scenes they get along very well and keep each other in power.
So, are you saying that under the rug, there is collaboration with the Socialist Party?
Ergys Mërtiri: Of course, yes. We have seen this in the adoption of joint laws, the Electoral Code and the Criminal Amnesty to release the corrupt from prison. Also, Rama has defended Berisha by justifying his absences from Parliament during house arrest so that his mandate would not be revoked. The political fate of the two is common and they keep each other in politics, Rama stays in power because of Berisha, and Berisha finds in Rama the motivation to keep the militants behind him through hatred. Without each other, they would not be in politics.
Berisha "banned" Ervin Saliani, effectively expelling him from the party. Is this a signal to others who are considering opposing the leader within the DP?
Ergys Mërtiri: Absolutely. For Berisha to remain at the head of the opposition, he must have exclusivity over it. All this time, he has not worked to overthrow Rama, but to "kill" any other opposition alternative that could take this exclusivity from him. The strengthening of Salian worries him because he could capitalize on the anti-Berisha vote within the right. Berisha seeks to extinguish any movement that could highlight the true level of people who are against him within the Democratic Party. He seeks to maintain a monopoly over the opposition by eliminating any alternative that threatens him.
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