Democratic Party MP Saimir Korreshi stated that the opposition will prepare its report and draft with proposals for amendments to the Electoral Code. The opposition will formally submit these proposals to the Electoral Reform Committee. He spoke after the opposition boycotted the committee meeting and after clashes between the sides over the continuation of its work, according to BalkanWeb.
According to the Democratic MP, the document will be clear and unambiguous, so that the public knows what changes the opposition proposes. One of the main proposals, he said, is open lists, which he said were also requested by smaller parties. Korreshi emphasized that DP colleagues were present in the committee during the day, but at one point they stood up and reacted to the way the discussion was being conducted.
He underlined that the final deadline for the committee’s work remains 30 November. The Democratic MP accused the Socialist Party of following the same approach in other committees, setting ultimatums and making one-sided decisions. As an example, he cited the Committee on Territorial Reform.
According to him, the Socialists preach dialogue in the morning and then impose ultimatums. “Every time you sit down with the PS, in any committee or anywhere, there is arrogance. Everything is false.
We sat down today to reach a final solution, an Electoral Code with open lists”, Korreshi declared. He added that the DP will submit a strong and clear position in the committee, without much implication, on the Electoral Code. “The PS has always had this approach in every committee: it talks about ultimatums and one-sided decisions.
This also happened with Territorial Reform. A solution must certainly be found”, he said. According to the MP, the committee must produce a final solution for the Electoral Code within the 30 November deadline. The opposition will make its proposals public through the draft it will submit.