FLASH
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The partial local elections of November 9th passed with almost total indifference from citizens, marking a historical record of low turnout.
In an interview for the show "TëPashoq" on the "Pamfleti" YouTube channel, Aleksandër Çipa stated that this is a 'slap' to the old political caste in the country. According to him, the low turnout in the city of Vlora was a blow to Prime Minister Rama and the Socialist Party.
Excerpt from the interview:
-Who is to blame for such low turnout, especially in Vlora for example? The Prime Minister blamed it on the rain.
Chip : Citizen rejection. There is no dilemma.
-But who was the bigger slap in the face, Rama in this case or Berisha, because we identify with both of them.
Çipa : In the conditions when we think of Vlora as a bastion of the left, it seems that even the majority of Prime Minister Rama has not escaped this rejection slap. But I think that more than that because the opposition did not choose a representative who came from, let's say the unanimity of the opposition spectrum, let alone the main opposition force. And in the conditions when the opposition preferred to bring in an independent right-winger and on the other hand to enable the inclusion of a second one as, let's say another independent candidate, but not from the opposition majority, this invalidated the competition and delegitimized the right of citizens to be involved.
-What about these new mayors who won with this participation, are they legitimate? That is, is it considered a victory when, for example, in Vlora, a mayor who was elected by only 15,000 of its citizens will govern?
Chip : No, the law does not have a, let's say, limit on participation.
-De jure I know, but I'm talking about it a little more broadly.
Çipa : Moralistically, morally it is undoubtedly a challenge, but the moral pillar does not apply. eh. The process is legally acceptable, administratively it is also at the same time as and secondly we must accept that this is a partial government for a year and a half. Because after a year and a half, this mandate ends and full local elections begin.
-Well, why weren't the independent, non-partisan candidates embraced by the citizens, because the latter, as they say, are tired of the party members. In other words, why were they rejected by so many?
Chip : Because their status, despite their independent style, their status is not even politically independent, but also, uh, from a competitive point of view, it is not independent, because they were officially approved by a party and were represented under the logo of this party, despite not belonging, from a formal point of view, to the membership of these opposition political families.
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