The historic leader of the Democratic Party, Sali Berisha commented the decision of the actual head of the Party, Lulzim Basha to exclude him by the Parliamentary Group after USA decision to declare him 'Non Grata'. 

According to Berisha, this decision is out of any law or party's statute and cannot be taken by the party leader.

"I do understand the extreme pressure that Basha had recently, but despite this pressure, I do believe that first he should have considered first his resignation before giving up from DP's sovereignty. I am sure that Basha was threatened with sanctions, I am sure of that. The DP can never be a political force, where its deputies are chosen by another country, because this is where it all ends. The reason why DP is in this position is due to the great pressure that Edi Rama and his corrupt lobbying have exerted on Basha, but he should never accept this situation," said Berisha. 

According to him, Basha before taking this decision should have called in a meeting the DP Congress, to change its statute.