The Socialist Party plans to intensify its communication with citizens and to defend its policies for the 2027 budget. The focus is on restricting gatherings, compensating businesses that were damaged, and reintroducing the draft law on sponsorships.
Prime Minister Edi Rama is not resigning, and he has instructed the socialist structures to increase their field work and counter the protesters’ arguments through a more intensive public communication campaign.
Rama has set out the majority’s tasks to respond to the situation that has arisen, calling on socialists not to limit themselves to communication on social networks but to hold direct meetings with citizens. One of the key points of this strategy will be the presentation of the 2027 budget and the housing package. Socialist Party representatives are expected to explain how public funds will be used to support the most vulnerable groups and to finance the government’s social policies.
The plan also foresees compensation for businesses that suffered damage during the protests, with funds from next year’s budget. Another issue expected to accompany this political campaign is the package of measures on protests. One of the proposals expected to take effect is restricting gatherings to a 72-hour notice period. The measure is planned to be approved through a normative act at a meeting of the Council of Ministers.
The majority will continue work on approving the legislation necessary within the framework of European integration, but the draft law on sponsorships will return to the agenda. The initiative aims to define the principles and procedures for sponsoring activities of public interest in Albania.
In this way, the government seeks to strengthen its arguments against the protests, combining the promotion of economic and social policies with new measures related to the organization of gatherings and the functioning of the legal framework.