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Journalist Lutfi Dervishi, speaking about the Territorial Reform, stated that currently none of the 61 municipalities in Albania is financially sustainable and is unable to sustain its functioning on its own. According to him, the debate on the reform should not focus only on the number of municipalities, but on the principles on which it is built.
Dervishi stressed that Albania has experts in the field of local government, both within the country and abroad, but the main problem remains the clash between expertise and political will. According to him, the reform process requires a very large volume of legal changes, but this is feasible if there is agreement on the basic principles. He listed as necessary an accurate territorial inventory, the preservation of historical characteristics and the real functioning of local units, also mentioning possible obligations related to minorities.
"The country has experts who know local government. Now, the idea is how to combine the expertise that is not lacking, whether local or foreign, with political desires. Two years ago, the DP presented several variants to the commission through a well-known local government expert and two years ago the SP said "we don't need to change anything". The essence is this. If we are going to make a reform, the first question is this: how many municipalities do we have out of 61 municipalities that support themselves, generate income and support themselves? None. Second, do we think that it will be an autonomous government? In Albania, we only vote for mayors. The mayor is the only institution that is directly elected by the people. Since the two are intertwined, will the members of the Municipal Council have to be voted on by the people or will it simply be a list of parties? The volume of laws that will have to be passed in these two years is terribly large and this history of the workload is obvious, but it is also sufficient. if they agree on the principles. First, it is the correct inventory. Second, the historical characteristics that need to be preserved and third, you have to make them functional. Maybe you have some obligation due to minorities with one or two communes or municipalities, but the rest has to do with a political will that come where the compromise will be because the issue for the experts is quite clear , "said Dervishi in the studio of "Off the Record", on A2CNN.
Following his statement, Dervishi criticized the lack of communication with the public, saying that without this element the opposition cannot benefit politically. He accused the majority of arrogance and disregard for the Constitution, the law and parliamentary procedures, while emphasizing that the main challenge for the opposition is to convince citizens that its alternatives are better.
" The issue is not simply about numbers, but the issue is about the principles that must be agreed upon. And if there is a lack of communication with the public, you will never be able to gain an electoral advantage when you are in opposition. So, people today need to know. The majority has the votes. We are in a time when the majority is arrogant, it does not ask about the Constitution, it does not ask about the law, it does not ask about the regulation, it does not ask about the procedure, it does not ask about the codes. It has shown at all levels that it does not do so. The issue is what you manage to communicate, how will you manage to convince people that the option that I am seeking is the best option. You have a great advantage, because this reform is already in question, that is, it is a failure in the sense that it cannot be done within 10 years ", added Dervishi.
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