The Special Committee on Electoral Reform has resumed discussions with the Socialist Party and the Democratic Party, while the Democratic leader has made clear the opposition’s conditions for this reform.
Berisha stated that open lists for parliamentary elections and for municipal councils are a non-negotiable demand for the opposition.
He said that opening the lists is also a demand of the other opposition parties.
“Contrary to the law and the Parliament’s decision on the Electoral Reform Committee, Rama has unilaterally set the agenda, with the aim of blowing up the committee. Decision-making in the committee is done by veto. Rama’s tool, Damian Gjiknuri, is seeking to approve the agenda without the vote of the other co-chair. Our side does not accept this agenda, as it includes items related to the Territorial Reform.
They refuse to make the lists for municipal councillors open. This is a demand of all opposition political parties. We categorically do not accept any type of list other than open lists for municipal councillors and fully open lists for parliamentary elections,” he said.