Rama To Parliamentary Opposition: Prepare To Make Concessions For The Electorate. I Am A Sultan, I Do Not Take Orders From Luli's Janissaries

The final draft of the agreed electoral reform between all parties in the Political Council was officially submitted to the Assembly on Wednesday, a day after the end of the electoral reform commission's term.

The Socialists have thought of avoiding the possible veto of the parliamentary opposition in the special commission, not asking for an extension of the working term.

While from the plenary session, Prime Minister Edi Rama made it clear that the SP does not take orders from either the DP or the parliamentary opposition.

He warned the latter that he should be prepared to make concessions and not to blackmail the assembly by fleeing from it.

The head of government underlined that it is very important for a consensual product to emerge from the assembly as much as possible, but reminded that the process is at great risk.

Regarding the proposals of the parliamentary opposition for constitutional changes which require the opening of lists, the banning of pre-election coalitions and the depoliticization of the administration, Rama said that in this way "you are telling me to terrify Luli from the beginning so that we have nothing to do to return that big rabbit in the shape of a lion, in a cat that is there but that is not so aggressive as to make him think that he is not entering the election, because this is the problem".

While there are accusations from the opposition in the Assembly about a bargain between the Prime Minister and Basha, Rama once again reminded that he is a sultan, guaranteeing Rudina Hajdari that he does not enter those who take orders from the Janissaries of Luli.

Edi Rama: I do not believe in the miraculous effect. Open lists significantly complicate the voting administration process.

You are all aware and witnesses that in the process of administering the vote and especially the counting, during all those wagons of the coalition trains the least that can be said is that it is not easy.

If we count those trains, and together inside each wagon open lists, and go back in time and see how long the count lasts today with closed lists I don't know how we can end an uncontested count.

I am not afraid of open lists but I believe that at this stage it is up to us to have a discussion.

Whether we will be able to reach an agreement or not, we will see in the process, but of course the process is high risk because if we agreed we could not pass anything, neither open lists nor party counting, with which you have to agree because otherwise it falls then to tell those who are out what we do with you is no longer worth it that now we will do with them.

We are not in a situation where we have made a marriage, because you suffer my marriage with Luli, it did not happen, but it is true that we have a marriage, but we have a double marriage, both with them and with you, to make it draw a conclusion from the hall, that we all fall for what we are all interested in, fulfilling a condition that does not mean consensus but a product with a standard and a product that creates a climate of trust between the parties.

We are not here to take orders from the DP or from you, but to do our best, so that the product is not one-sided.

There are many similarities to the current product.

I don’t know if you’ll get back on the DP lists, it’s not that you didn’t get in and out often, but it doesn’t matter.

Political administration both here and there is one-sided in relation to you and other people, and many young people who would like to enter to create interweaving and political intertwining in this process.

Let's make this process dignified, don't worry, Mrs. Hajdari, I don't go to them, you yourself said that I am a sultan, I don't go to those who take orders from Luli's janissaries.

One thing is for sure, you should be prepared to make concessions and not to blackmail the Assembly that otherwise we will leave and only the bio deputies of Taulant Balla will remain here, that is, with the socialist parliamentary group without votes.

It would be a great failure for everyone, we would not be able to overcome it in relation to the people in the first place and then Europe where we want to integrate.

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