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Lutfi Dervishi: None of the country's municipalities generate enough revenue to sustain themselves
2026-02-05 21:40:43 / POLITIKË
Journalist Lutfi Dervishi, invited to the "Off the Record" studio by Andrea Danglli, on A2CNN, said that today in Albania, none of the municipalities can support themselves.
Speaking about the Territorial Reform, Dervishi said: "The country has experts who know local government. Now, the idea is how to intertwine the expertise that is not lacking, whether local or foreign, with political desires. Two years ago, the DP presented several variants to the commission through a well-known local government expert and two years ago the SP said "we don't need to change anything". The essence is this. If we are going to carry out a reform, the first question is this: how many municipalities do we have out of 61 municipalities, that support themselves, generate income and support themselves? None. Second, do we think that it will be an autonomous government? In Albania we only vote for mayors.
The mayor is the only institution that is directly elected by the people. Since the two are intertwined, will the members of the Municipal Council have to be voted by the people or will it simply be a party list? The volume of laws that will have to be passed in these two years is terribly large and this history of the load is obvious, but it is also sufficient if they agree on the principles. First, it is the correct inventory. Second, the historical characteristics that must be preserved and third, you have to make them functional. Maybe you have some obligation due to minorities with one or two communes or municipalities, but the rest has to do with a political will that come where the compromise will be because the issue for experts is quite clear.
"The issue is not simply about numbers, but the issue is about the principles that must be agreed upon. And if there is a lack of communication with the public, you will never be able to gain an electoral advantage when you are in opposition. So, people today need to know. The majority has the votes. We are in a time when the majority is arrogant, it does not ask about the Constitution, it does not ask about the law, it does not ask about the regulation, it does not ask about the procedure, it does not ask about the codes. It has shown at all levels that it does not do so. The issue is what you manage to communicate, how will you manage to convince people that the option that I am seeking is the best option. You have a great advantage, because this reform is already in question, that is, it is a failure in the sense that it cannot be done within 10 years", added Dervishi.
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