{"id":25364,"date":"2021-11-16T20:05:21","date_gmt":"2021-11-16T19:05:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=25364"},"modified":"2021-11-16T20:20:27","modified_gmt":"2021-11-16T19:20:27","slug":"berishas-untold-truths-i-made-basha-mayor-and-swayed-him-away-from-a-grand-coalition-with-rama","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/berishas-untold-truths-i-made-basha-mayor-and-swayed-him-away-from-a-grand-coalition-with-rama\/","title":{"rendered":"Berisha\u2019s untold truths: I made Basha mayor and swayed him away from a Grand Coalition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Former PM Sali Berisha held another meeting this Tuesday \u2013 part of his nationwide \u2018Pulpit\u2019 tour \u2013 with his supporters in Fushe-Kruja.<\/p>\n<p>Initially, Berisha maintained that the only thing he has been able to convince Lulzim Basha to do during the past 8 years of him in the lead of the Democratic Party, is to not go ahead with a Grand Coalition and share the central government with Edi Rama.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou sacrificed because of a leader that only thought about himself and was absolutely thinking of going ahead with a co-governance with Edi Rama. And if there was one decision, which Sali Berisha convinced him to not go ahead with, I can guarantee that this is the one, and I\u2019ve been fully aware of the fact that an alliance with a criminal would\u2019ve been the darkest day for every Albanian,\u201d \u2013 said Berisha.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, Berisha claimed that back in 2011, he was the one to make Basha mayor of Tirana and that this was his only political victory.<\/p>\n<p>Berisha \u2013 who was prime minister at the time \u2013 said that at the end of the tally, he had asked to count all remaining votes that had been mistakenly inserted in the wrong ballot box (which according to the Venice Commission are still valid), at a time when Rama was only 10 votes ahead in Tirana, thus securing Basha\u2019s victory, even though the latter had already announced his resignation.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, Berisha insisted that the Democratic Party\u2019s National Assembly will be absolutely held on December 11.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOn December 11, the peaceful revolution of all Democrats will convene in the [National] Assembly. The invincible assembly of all Democrats that has taken it upon itself to protect the fate of all Democrats and democracy in Albania,\u201d \u2013 said Berisha.<\/p>\n<p><strong>YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"title-post\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/programs\/now\/2021\/11\/15\/kadilli-berisha-and-basha-are-unscrupulously-tearing-apart-the-dp-to-get-a-piece-each\/\">Kadilli: Berisha and Basha are unscrupulously tearing apart the DP to get a piece each<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"title-post\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/albania\/2021\/11\/15\/berisha-hits-out-at-basha-assembly-will-convene-on-december-11\/\">Berisha hits out at Basha: Assembly will convene on December 11<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"title-post\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/albania\/2021\/11\/15\/berisha-meets-members-of-dp-leadership-bardhi-keep-personal-troubles-out-of-the-party\/\">Berisha meets members of DP Leadership; Bardhi: Keep personal troubles out of DP<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former PM Sali Berisha held another meeting this Tuesday \u2013 part of his nationwide \u2018Pulpit\u2019 tour \u2013 with his supporters in Fushe-Kruja. 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