{"id":11134,"date":"2021-04-23T08:35:37","date_gmt":"2021-04-23T08:35:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=11134"},"modified":"2021-04-23T12:34:44","modified_gmt":"2021-04-23T12:34:44","slug":"basha-to-former-socialists-turned-democrats-rama-and-a-powerful-group-are-extorting-the-countrys-assets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/basha-to-former-socialists-turned-democrats-rama-and-a-powerful-group-are-extorting-the-countrys-assets\/","title":{"rendered":"Basha to former Socialists-turned-Democrats: Rama and a powerful group are extorting the country\u2019s assets"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The leader of the Democratic Party Lulzim Basha met with around 500 former Socialists that have declared that they want to be a part of the \u201cchange on April 25\u201d, which has been the slogan of the campaign of the Democrats.<\/p>\n<p>As he thanked them for shifting their allegiance to the DP, Basha said that the prime minister and a group of oligarchs have joined forces to \u201cextort the assets of the country\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn Durres, a city abandoned to the mercy of the fate after the earthquake, the earthquake of greed struck, the earthquake of corruption that wants to steal the land of the families of Durres for the construction mafia,\u201d said Basha.<\/p>\n<p>The leader of the Democrats appealed to civil servants to be a part of the upcoming change and not fall prey to pressure that they might lose their jobs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat brings us together today is not the Democratic Party, but the desire, decision, will, and awareness that there is no other path apart from change for Albania\u201d, concluded Basha.<\/p>\n<p><strong>YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"title-post\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/albania\/ilva-tare-show\/2021\/04\/22\/erisa-xhixo-we-are-aiming-11-mandates-in-tirana-35-on-the-national-level\/\">Erisa Xhixho: We are aiming for 11 mandates in Tirana, 35 on the national level<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"title-post\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/albania\/ilva-tare-show\/2021\/04\/22\/dule-when-the-police-dont-fulfill-their-mission-citizens-cant-be-expected-to-remain-unbothered-vote-buying-shouldve-been-eradicated\/\">Dule: When the police don\u2019t fulfill their mission, citizens can\u2019t be expected to remain cold-blooded<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"title-post\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/albania\/ilva-tare-show\/2021\/04\/22\/bushati-the-term-patron-is-being-misused-sp-is-the-biggest-party-voted-by-55-60-of-albanians-we-dont-need-to-buy-votes\/\">Bushati: The term \u2018patron\u2019 is being misused; SP is the biggest party voted by 55-60% of Albanians, we don\u2019t need to buy votes<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The leader of the Democratic Party Lulzim Basha met with around 500 former Socialists that have declared that they want to be a part of the \u201cchange on April 25\u201d, which has been the slogan of the campaign of the Democrats. 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