Basha: Albania has reached standards, but gov’t seeks absolute power

“Albania has made significant progress in these 23 years, but the standards achieved are being threatened by the anti-democratic course undertaken by the government, which seeks absolute power,” said Basha.

Basha told Soros that the institutional spaces for the opposition are becoming even smaller, as well as informed him about the physical attack and threats against its representatives at the Assembly hall. He also said that the standards of a liberal democracy in the country are being endangered by the daily government pressure on media, civil society and independent institutions.