Greek media on the attack after the announcement of the new date of the elections in Himara...
The removal of the mayor's mandate for Fredi Beleri and the holding of new elections in Himara, has caused anger in Athens.
Although the government itself was restrained in its official reaction, this has not happened with the local media. There are endless portals, televisions and newspapers that have vomited bile, "sticking their noses" into our affairs again. "Ekathimerini" is among the most ardent pro-Beleri media, which treats Himara as Greek land.
In an article published a little while ago, this media continues to claim irregularities and that Fredi Beleri, both the justice system and the CEC, are falling on his neck in vain.
" The decision of the Central Election Commission of Albania to remove Fredi Beleri from the post of mayor of Himara, in which he was elected but never sworn in, ends a 14-month cycle of irregularities by the government of Edi Rama with the aim of discrediting of ethnic Greek prisoners, who is also an MEP representing the ruling New Democracy in Greece ," Greek media wrote.
Then she gets caught up with the proceedings. According to the Greek media, Beleri had 30 days to appeal the decision, but the CEC and the President wasted no time and decided to have new elections.
" The will of Tirana to bring the case to a quick conclusion is also evident from the fact that, although there is a 30-day appeal period after Friday's decision, the Albanian government submitted an immediate request to the country's president Bajram Begaj to hold elections new in Himare. The fact that Begaj immediately accepted the request and decided to have elections on August 4, hints that this whole affair was orchestrated by the Albanian government ", the article reads.
According to Greek media, Greek-Albanian relations have reached their lowest level in decades over the past 14 months and it remains to be seen whether the 'Rama' government will allow Beleri to attend the first plenary session of the European Parliament on July 16 in Strasbourg.
" A decision to allow Beler, who was elected as an MEP last month, to participate in the European Parliament, or, more importantly, to release him from prison after he has already served a significant part of his two-year sentence , would have given some signal for escalation on the part of Tirana, but the experience of the last 14 months suggests the opposite. The Greek Foreign Ministry stressed the "obligation" of the Albanian authorities to take all the necessary measures to enable Beler to participate in the work of the European Parliament, starting with the plenary session of July 16 ," the article concludes.
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