{"id":26742,"date":"2021-12-06T22:01:02","date_gmt":"2021-12-06T21:01:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=26742"},"modified":"2021-12-06T22:19:05","modified_gmt":"2021-12-06T21:19:05","slug":"u-s-pulpit-tour-organizer-i-support-berisha-in-spite-of-non-grata-declaration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/u-s-pulpit-tour-organizer-i-support-berisha-in-spite-of-non-grata-declaration\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. Pulpit tour organizer: I support Berisha, in spite of \u2018non grata\u2019 declaration \u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>During tonight\u2019s \u2018Now\u2019 with Erla Mehilli, the organizer of former PM Sali Berisha\u2019s, \u2018Pulpit tour\u2019 in the United States, Zekri Picari, said that an initiative of this nature has been a response to the disappointment felt by all young Democrats for some time.<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, he said that even though they weren\u2019t publicly voiced, these complaints were widely accepted by many members of the Democratic Party, who discussed them amongst themselves, so as to not bring any more problems to DP.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere was also a widely unaddressed discontent towards Berisha \u2013 precisely because of his delayed intervention,\u201d \u2013 said Picari, adding that for a long time now, party members had been asking for a reconsideration of DP\u2019s leadership.<\/p>\n<p>Among other things, Picari said that there have even been Democrats that have left DP due to \u201cthe poor governance of Rama and Basha\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYesterday\u2019s pulpit meeting served to provide the first space that will allow for all the frustration felt through the years to be expressed openly as well as help to reactivate the party\u2019s engines,\u201d \u2013 said Picari.<\/p>\n<p>When asked about his stance regarding the decision of the U.S Department of State to declare Berisha non-grata, Picari said that \u201cthe Pulpit tour is returning internal democracy to the Democratic Party\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is nothing more democratic than internal democracy. Mr. Berisha has taken it upon himself to resolve his case and he is the one who will deal with it. \u00a0The Democratic Party was founded in the name of protecting human rights and freedom and this is pro-American. The Democratic Party recultivated pluralism and voting in Albania and this too is pro American,\u201d \u2013 concluded Picari.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During tonight\u2019s \u2018Now\u2019 with Erla Mehilli, the organizer of former PM Sali Berisha\u2019s, \u2018Pulpit tour\u2019 in the United States, Zekri Picari, said that an initiative of this nature has been a response to the disappointment felt by all young Democrats for some time. 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