With two open rallies last night, the campaign completed their campaign, which, with the central slogan “Albania 2030 in the EU” promises European passports to the citizens of his country and the 80 -year -old, who is trying to recover on the central political scene after his judicial adventures.
Opening tomorrow at 7am and a total of 3.7 million Albanian citizens have the right to elect 140 members of parliament – with the Albanian diaspora participating in the vote for the first time in the process of lettering.
Edi Rama and the ruling Socialist Party (SP) is regarded as the big favorite of the elections claiming a fourth consecutive term as the opposition remains fragmented.
Rama sure of at least 78 seats
Yesterday during his last pre -election speech on a stadium at the Tirana Olympic Park, Edi Rama appeared confident of his victory in the elections, noting that his party would secure at least 78 seats from the 140th of the Albanian parliament. “Mathematically, we will go up even higher – with no less than 78 seats,” Edi Rama said.
In front of about 10,000 voters holding Albanian and European flags, Rama said that his party “pulled the Tirana from the ruins and gave them a new life” and stressed that “we are at the top of another four -year trip, climbing to the top of Europe.” He emphasized the symbolism of May 9, Europe’s Day, saying that it is no coincidence that this was the date chosen for the latest election rally of his party. “I do not believe in coincidences, and it is not a coincidence that we are here today, on Europe’s Day, to say the last word of this trip- and soon, to write along with the vast majority of Albanians. For our European Albania. For Albania in the European Union, ”Rama stressed while his voters blended the flags at the rhythm of the Albanian rapper Noizy whose lyrics mention, among other things,” Albania, the best in the world, all together for a purpose, in Europe “.
“Berisha the … owl”
Edi Rama, who calls Sali Berisha “Owl”, predicted that his opponent would question the outcome after his defeat in the elections. ‘Owl [ο Μπερίσα] He will thank the people for the victory on May 11th. On Monday afternoon, it will mean an alarm for electoral theft. And on Tuesday morning, he will call the people to revolutionize, “Rama told his voters who broke out in applause. Referring to Communications Advisor Chris Lacivita who, after leading Trump to victory in the US elections, took over Berisha’s campaign, he said: “He will leave with a lot of money. It will be forgotten – like that Hat of Trump that put on the owl’s head. “
Berisha: “We will create very good relationships with Trump”
For his part, Sali Berisha and the Democratic Party of Albania closed his election campaign with a rally on the new avenue in the presence of his supporters. In the presence of representatives of the CDU/CSU of Germany and the British Conservatives, Sali Berisha pledged to create strong links with the US and Donald Trump while knitting Chris Lacivita’s praise.
“I guarantee you that we will create very good relations with Donald Trump and the US in all areas,” Berisha said, adding to German representatives of the German Christian Democrats. “The Democratic Party in the Government will establish closer cooperation with the Government of Chancellor Merz to restore the rule of law, law, market economy, to convert Albania into an exporter of material goods, Made in Albania products to Germany and Europe, and not Europe,” Referring to the adviser to Donald Trump’s election campaign who now supports the conservative Democratic Party of Albania, he said: Dear Mr. Chris Lacivita, architect of the greatest return to humanity’s history with your free vote, your return to President Donald Trump Possities for the return of the Democratic Party to power. “
The little parties
According to election observers in Albania, for the first time, new parties appear on the political scene that are not “branches” of the old ones offer voters alternatives.
Political formations with a clear ideological differentiation from traditional parties include ‘Levizja Bashke’, a former activist organization with a strong left ideological profile, the ‘Shqiperia Behet’ party (Albania can achieve)- from another activist team, “Mundesia” (the opportunity) led by former DP member and well -known businessman AGRON Shehaj.
Some polls show that they can secure parliamentary seats, a critical milestone for public funding and their promotion by the media.