One of the most voted DP people in the May 11 elections, Ilir Alimehmeti, has spoken openly about the situation within the DP, where according to him, a deep distance has been established between the leadership and the party base. Invited to News24, Alimehmeti said that since the May 11 elections, there have been no meetings at the base and he raised this concern with the leader of the DP, Sali Berisha, who has announced the start of meetings with the base, this Tuesday.
"Berisha needs to establish more contact with the structures, because there is a buffer layer that does not convey the concerns of the base, they tell him with coefficients. When he goes to the base, he gets a more complete picture, but there are people who do not tell him the whole truth. This whole layer between the mayor and the rest does not work ," said Ilir Alimehmeti.
But Alimehmeti said that many DP delegates in the districts and delegates fail to gather people.
"It's great that he's coming down to the structures, and I personally told him that he needs to come down. Why don't his delegates in the districts do it, but he does? He might come down, but I don't know if the others are waiting for him. So the party chairman is forced to do it," said Alimehmeti.
"I have said that there is a very large distance between the leaders of the DP and the base. There is a departure, these and these are on completely different lines. The people within the DP, the leadership and the base are very far apart. It is very good that Berisha will go to meet the structures," he said.
Alimehmeti stated that if the DP does not guarantee the implementation of the 3 principles with which it united the divided opposition, it cannot be a governing alternative.
"Transparency and internal democracy are important. Within a month, all forums, from the lowest to the highest, will go to elections. For this, democracy and transparency are needed, people need to come out."
"It's not like you're saying, 'You come out and you decide,' they have to have courage and ambition. They have to have the vision, but internal elections should not be held with fictitious lists. The process must be guaranteed by the party's senior leaders. If this happens, the DP will very quickly become a governing alternative," said Alimehmeti.