Dear friends,

The result of these elections was far from what we desired and expected. Indubitably the drugs, crime, administration participation in violation of the law and the huge inequality in the media influenced clearly in the final outcome and made the elections not to be free and fair, like Albanians deserved.

All these proved once again that Edi Rama is a fierce enemy of Albanians’ votes. But despite the pressure, crime, anti-law and Noriega’s money, first of all we must seek in ourselves to find out the reasons and responsibilities for this heavy defeat of the Democratic Party, considering both the result and its background, in accordance with the best practices of the Western democracies.

Otherwise, an unsafe future lies ahead!

A natural polemic has burst recently in the media related to our loss in these elections and its causes. Leaders and also common members of PD have requested the resignation of the chairman, who indubitably is the main responsible, but surely not the only one for this loss.

By the other hand, the Democratic Party chairman has assumed his main personal responsibility for the loss. The Party Statute foresees opening the process of the election of the chairman and he has declared he’ll freeze his functions as party chairman for the time of the process, in order not to influence on it.

I think the best way to find out the reasons, to define the responsible for the loss, is by giving voice and opportunity to all of PD’s structures and membership to say their word freely and responsibly in the analysis and the deep change that is necessary to come out of the loss and raise the Democratic Party powerfully again.

It is necessary to understand why the ballot boxes lacked the votes of 200 thousand citizens that have voted for PD in the past elections and why after four years we not only remain in the opposition but also get this result.

I think that in these circumstances - regardless the emotions and inevitable controversies for situations like this one - it is of utmost importance that PD ensures a fair, correct, equal process to all its members, uninfluenced from anyone, enabling them to choose the leadership they think and judge may lead them as soon as possible as a powerful opposition towards the victory of Albanians’ hearts and minds.

I judge it’s a legitimate and moral obligation of any PD member or leader to contribute for the integrity, transparence and the credibility of this process, in full loyalty towards the democratic values and rules we share with each-other.

The road to revival never is an easy one, it passes through UNITY, not DIVISION or EXCLUSION.

I have the deepest conviction that we possess the iron will to perform successfully and in unity the powerful revival of the Democratic Party that is expected by our members, supporters, the Albanian Right and our friends in the whole Europe and world.

That’s why I invite you, dear friends - expressing my unlimited thankfulness and gratitude to all those that voted for PD – to engage with all our energies in this vital mission for PD, Albania and its democracy!