The losing candidate of the race for the Municipality of Himara, Petro Gjikuria, reacted by accepting the defeat and thanked those who joined him in the electoral campaign.
Gjikuria accuses the government of "anti-democratic methods" and manipulation of the voter list, although he does not present any evidence for his accusations.
He talks about "battles" lost, and about other battles that, according to him, await Himara.
Full Blood Reaction:
We had a great battle. A battle which was a continuation of many great battles that the Himariots have fought, especially in recent years led by Fredi Beleri. This battle was the harbinger of future battles that we will be called for our country.
In these elections, we saw anti-democratic methods in all their stages. The result was the product of the transformation of the voter list in order to adapt it to the interests of our opponents, giving the opportunity to a party army to participate in the elections and at the same time, denying this right to thousands of citizens of Himara, as well as including the state and the state. The goal was to have another weak mayor who will serve the interests of Edi Rama and his party.
I would like to thank all those who helped in this electoral campaign for the beautiful and fair race we had. The battle for Himara's tomorrow continues.