{"id":30754,"date":"2022-02-01T21:36:09","date_gmt":"2022-02-01T20:36:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=30754"},"modified":"2022-02-01T21:36:09","modified_gmt":"2022-02-01T20:36:09","slug":"berishas-candidates-have-no-chance-of-winning-over-the-dp-says-gjekmarkaj","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/berishas-candidates-have-no-chance-of-winning-over-the-dp-says-gjekmarkaj\/","title":{"rendered":"Berisha\u2019s candidates have no chance of winning over the DP, says Gjekmarkaj"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Agron Gjekmarkaj, an MP of the Democratic Party, ruled out a scenario where Berisha\u2019s candidates could get more votes than the official candidates of the Democratic Party.<\/p>\n<p>DP\u2019s political leader for the Lezha branch said that the electorate will punish them due to the fact that they will be running under the same banner as the SMI.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is no chance that SMI\u2019s candidates get more votes than the candidates of the DP\u201d, said Gjekmarkaj.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat I know is that they are SMI\u2019s candidates, so they will campaign for that party and will get punished by the electorate for that\u201d, he added.<\/p>\n<p>Asked whether the Democratic Party intends to do something similar to the 2017 local elections when the largest opposition party boycotted the race, Gjekmarkaj guaranteed that the DP is competing to win.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have great candidates. We\u2019re not going to the elections to come out second or third, but to win. There are two left forces in Shkodra, Rama\u2019s and the united left of Ilir Meta\u201d, concluded Gjekmarkaj.<\/p>\n<p><strong>YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"title-post\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/albania\/2022\/01\/30\/ardian-muka-to-run-for-berishas-faction-in-durres\/\">Winning candidates announced in several municipalities<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/albania\/2022\/02\/01\/dps-durres-branch-proposes-luan-hoti-for-the-by-elections\/\">DP\u2019s Durres branch proposes Luan Hoti for the by-elections<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Agron Gjekmarkaj, an MP of the Democratic Party, ruled out a scenario where Berisha\u2019s candidates could get more votes than the official candidates of the Democratic Party. 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