{"id":83483,"date":"2026-03-23T20:01:40","date_gmt":"2026-03-23T19:01:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=83483"},"modified":"2026-03-23T22:02:51","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T21:02:51","slug":"salianji-responds-to-berisha-i-demand-an-open-race-and-a-free-vote","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/salianji-responds-to-berisha-i-demand-an-open-race-and-a-free-vote\/","title":{"rendered":"Salianji responds to Berisha: I demand an open race and a free vote"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Former Democratic Party MP, Ervin Salianji, has reacted following the statements of the DP leader, Sali Berisha, during a press conference this Monday.<\/p>\n<p>In a post on social media, Salianji criticizes Berisha, emphasizing that in the absence of voting and real competition within the party, they declare others \u201cself-excluded,\u201d while presenting a request to the head of the DP.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have only one request: an open race and a free vote,\u201d Salianji wrote.<\/p>\n<p>He underlined that the Democratic Party cannot function as a \u201cprivate club,\u201d but as a political force that respects rules and the vote of its members.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn the absence of voting, he invents labels. In the absence of competition, he declares people \u2018self-excluded.\u2019 The more he talks about exclusions, the clearer his fear of competition becomes. The Democratic Party is not a private club where entries and exits are decided according to one man\u2019s mood, but a political force that must function with rules and with the vote of its members. It is ironic that the one who speaks about democracy is the first to fear it. I do not need blessings, nor permission. I have only one request: an open race and a free vote. The rest is noise to cover fear,\u201d Salianji wrote.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Democratic Party MP, Ervin Salianji, has reacted following the statements of the DP leader, Sali Berisha, during a press conference this Monday. 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