The Socialist Party’s Parliamentary Group leader, Taulant Balla, stated that the majority will continue working to complete the electoral reform, with or without the opposition’s participation in the committee.
Balla made it known that the deadline for the committee to conclude its work is 30 November, while he accused the PD of using the boycott to obstruct the process.
Balla stressed that the majority has given the opposition the right of veto, despite holding 3/5 of the votes in Parliament. Balla warned that if the PD does not return to the committee, the PS will submit its proposals to Parliament and pass them with the votes it has available.
“Who boycotted the committee? They did! The committee should not be interrupted. You cannot abandon the field by abusing a right, such as the veto. The PD should bring all its proposals to the committee. Let them be discussed, but boycotting the committee over a right that we gave them is unacceptable. The PD must understand that we also had some proposals, such as restoring the counting of votes at polling stations. If the PD does not come to the committee by 30 November, it should not be surprised when we take our proposals to Parliament,” Balla stated.