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Albania needs a special law for referendums and the second amendment of the electoral law, opening up the field for competition and creating opportunities for the best candidates to approach political parties in order to generate hope, and by reviving hope, people will begin to see that there are definitely things that they can change&#8221; \u2013 said the lawyer.<\/p>\n<p>He further emphasized that we can\u2019t move forward with militancy.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There is a lot of hope, but people must understand that militancy does not move forward. They must be militants of their everyday lives and not militants of the party that their grandfather left them with,&#8221; Lapaj underlined.<\/p>\n<p><strong>YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"title-post\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/news\/2022\/10\/10\/lapaj-doesnt-rule-out-the-possibility-of-running-for-the-municipality-of-tirana\/\">Lapaj doesn\u2019t rule out the possibility of running for the Municipality of Tirana<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"title-post\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/programs\/now\/2022\/09\/26\/dont-be-a-noisemaker-lapaj-clashes-with-kellici-youre-afraid-of-the-race\/\">\u201cDon\u2019t be a noisemaker\u201d, Lapaj clashes with Kellici: You\u2019re afraid of the race<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"title-post\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/programs\/today\/2022\/09\/08\/electricity-lapaj-with-the-new-scheme-well-have-the-highest-price-in-the-region\/\">Electricity, Lapaj: With the new scheme, we\u2019ll have the highest price in the region<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During an interview for Euronews Albania, lawyer Adriatik Lapaj, stated that we must break the cycle of a lack of political competition in our country. 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