The Parliamentary Group of the Democratic Party (DP) has issued a statement on the issue of electing the new President, accusing Prime Minister Edi Rama of having predetermined the name of the new President of the Republic. 

Further it is said that the DP group will remain committed to its will for a comprehensive and consensual process. Again, the DP group says that the majority violated the agreement made for the selection of the President, as it accuses PM Rama of having captured all institutions.

"In the spirit of the Constitution, the Parliamentary Group of the Democratic Party was seriously engaged in building a comprehensive and consensual process for the selection of the President of the Republic. When we made the decision to build a comprehensive process we were aware that the regime of Edi Rama had predetermined the name of the President and that his public stance that he wants a consensual President with the opposition was a facade. 

The obligation to the citizens required the opposition to fulfill its responsibility with seriousness and commitment in order for the next President to be the President of all Albanians, despite the fact that this was not the will of Edi Rama, the man who after stealing the elections, grabs through the votes of the non-grata MPs any independent institution. 

The withdrawal of the Socialist Party from the agreement for the construction of a joint parliamentary process for the election of the President, proved what the DP Parliamentary Group warned from the beginning, that Edi Rama does not want a President of all Albanians and his public conspiracies for consensus with the opposition are a fake.

The DP Parliamentary Group remains committed to its will for a comprehensive and consensual process for the election of the President of the Republic. Albanians deserve a universally accepted President, who serves the public interest and not the interest of Edi Rama's government", noted DP.