The head of the Democratic Party’s Parliamentary Group, Gazment Bardhi, has reacted sharply to statements by Prime Minister Edi Rama regarding the National Agency for Information Society (AKSHI). In a social media post, Bardhi mocked Rama’s position, who described AKSHI as an institution of pride for the government, while drawing attention to the SPAK investigations into the tenders of this institution.
“Edi Rama declared AKSHI a national pride. Meanwhile, SPAK has described it as a structured criminal group. After all, organized crime seems to be Edi Rama’s only pride!”, Bardhi wrote.
The AKSHI case is under investigation by the Special Prosecution Office, which in December 2025 announced the registration of criminal proceedings against several individuals for criminal offenses related to public tenders, including the offense of a structured criminal group.
On the other hand, on December 30, 2025, Prime Minister Edi Rama stated that AKSHI was an institution the government had reason to be proud of, praising its contribution to the digitalization of public services. Bardhi’s reaction brings back to the center of the political debate the clash between the majority and the opposition over the SPAK investigations into AKSHI’s activities.
