{"id":34608,"date":"2022-04-19T15:03:01","date_gmt":"2022-04-19T13:03:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=34608"},"modified":"2022-04-19T15:03:01","modified_gmt":"2022-04-19T13:03:01","slug":"rama-is-defending-his-electoral-crime-partners-says-basha","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/rama-is-defending-his-electoral-crime-partners-says-basha\/","title":{"rendered":"Rama is defending his electoral crime partners, says Basha"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Former DP chair Lulzim Basha came out with a statement against SP\u2019s decision to not oust Ornaldo Rakipi.<\/p>\n<p>According to Basha, Rama is defending those who have been declared non-grata amongst his ranks, because these individuals are those who helped him stay in power.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWithout them, he can\u2019t conduct his affairs like the incinerator affair; without them, he can\u2019t use the public administration as his own property; without them, he can\u2019t distribute the state budget according to the insatiable appetites of his partners, who he uses to destroy electoral processes,\u201d \u2013 wrote Basha in a Facebook status.<\/p>\n<p>The former DP chair accused Aqif Rakipi of buying votes for Rama during the last elections on April 25.<\/p>\n<p>Ornaldo Rakipi is part of SP\u2019s parliamentary group, whereas his father, the former MP of PDIU was declared non-grata by the United States on April 11, after being accused of being a \u201cserious threat to regional stability and democracy\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former DP chair Lulzim Basha came out with a statement against SP\u2019s decision to not oust Ornaldo Rakipi. 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