Democratic Party chairman Lulzim Basha justified the removal of several deputies from the lists of candidates for the new elections saying no one lasts eternally in politics.

Invited in “Top Story” on Top Channel, Basha was asked if with the lists he used the occasion to get rid of the critical voices against him, such as Jozefina Topalli, Majlinda Bregu and others.

“First, this is a tale invented by interested people. The fact they are out of the list does not mean I am a vindictive person. Second, no one has occupied somebody else’s place. No one is eternal in politics, it’s time to promote new people. I am not eternal either”, Basha said.

Asked why former Premier Sali Berisha is on the list, considering the majority of his government has been left out, Basha said: “Sali Berisha is there as a candidate that has announced all leading functions. In this sense, one may see him as a symbolic of the Democratic Party, as someone who has given so much for democracy and he absolutely has a place on the list as a common deputy of PD”.