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Democratic Party MP, Jorida Tabaku, stated that the most important achievement in her political career within the DP has been the support she received from the Democrats in the last elections, ranking as the most voted candidate.
In a statement before the start of the Democratic Party's National Assembly, she emphasized that her commitment to the party was not related to the positions she has held.
"I have been in the Democratic Party both with and without a position. I have been in the Democratic Party both when I was sitting in a chair and when they told me to stand up, I stood up, because in this party I believe my greatest ambition, to be honest, I achieved it last year, is to be the most voted for democrat and that ambition for me is more important than any position in the party. Then at the end of the day, in politics there is nothing wrong with having ambitions for positions, because in politics you also enter politics with your own project to offer a different model. It doesn't matter what happens next week. What matters is that I will be there, I have been there, I will continue to be there and this has happened since I was 16 years old," said the MP.
Tabaku also focused on the statutory changes expected to be approved in the Assembly, highlighting the proposal to increase the gender quota from 30 to 40 percent. According to her, the representation of women in politics still requires additional support, especially in cities where opportunities for engagement remain more limited.
"My concept of quotas in politics has changed over the years. To be honest, I am one of those who proposed the 40% quota for these statutory changes and I have supported it and I support it. I think that women and gentlemen do not need a quota. I think that those who are good, who offer a different model, who are stable at work, who give a human image to politics, do not need a quota. But in politics, especially in Albanian politics, it is often very difficult to get to the front row. In many cities it is very difficult to have the opportunity that I had in Tirana or that others in Tirana have had. So we need to help women and girls a little to get to the front row. Then, in the front row for the final sprint, I am sure that they will get there on their own. Maybe the quota is also a prejudice against women's inability to succeed on their own."
The democratic MP also commented on the inclusion of the diaspora in the party's leadership structures, supporting the 15 percent representation quota for Albanians living abroad.
"Diaspora voting is a fact, it is a constitutional right that has no going back. We did our best for the diaspora, but faced with a system that treated the diaspora as a vote and a job, and with the capillary patronage from the embassy, from the state, it was difficult for their vote that was cast in the box to be translated into a real vote for Albanian citizens. This representation in the National Council, in the leadership and in all party structures will give them the opportunity to start their work on time and will give us the opportunity to promote models of citizens in the diaspora who have not been able to make it here and have left as a model for tomorrow's governance."
Finally, Tabaku underlined that the Democratic Party must continue the process of transformation and adaptation to the demands of society, while preserving its founding values and getting closer to citizens.
"I have been saying for a long time that the Democratic Party needs to find itself, it needs to be energized, renewed, changed, opened up, and I do not believe that there is anything wrong with a party preserving the values, beliefs, and even the norms for which it was created, but opening up to Albanian citizens. For me, the title does not matter, the name does not matter, what matters is the spirit that we convey to people, and it seems to me a good message, a good spirit, and also a concept that the Democratic Party is ready, is here to change, to adapt to the needs of society today, to expand, to open up, and why not to be the alternative for Albanians."
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