Former Democratic Party MP, Ervin Salianji, has reacted following the statements of the DP leader, Sali Berisha, during a press conference this Monday.

In a post on social media, Salianji criticizes Berisha, emphasizing that in the absence of voting and real competition within the party, they declare others “self-excluded,” while presenting a request to the head of the DP.

“I have only one request: an open race and a free vote,” Salianji wrote.

He underlined that the Democratic Party cannot function as a “private club,” but as a political force that respects rules and the vote of its members.

“In the absence of voting, he invents labels. In the absence of competition, he declares people ‘self-excluded.’ The more he talks about exclusions, the clearer his fear of competition becomes. The Democratic Party is not a private club where entries and exits are decided according to one man’s mood, but a political force that must function with rules and with the vote of its members. It is ironic that the one who speaks about democracy is the first to fear it. I do not need blessings, nor permission. I have only one request: an open race and a free vote. The rest is noise to cover fear,” Salianji wrote.