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Berisha: There can be no parliament under these conditions; PD will publish a “blacklist” of police officers
The PD leader said the opposition will mobilize every day in support of the students and organize national protests, while its lawmakers only make statements in committees.
By ANN Newsroom · Newsroom
October 26, 2026, 13:20 · Updated 18:41 · 2 min read
In brief
- Berisha said PD will not allow normal work in Parliament and that its representatives leave committees after reading a statement.
- He accused the police of starting the violence and warned that the names and photos of officers will be published.
- In the Legal Affairs Committee, Tedi Blushi demanded the resignation of its chairman, Ulsi Manja.
Democratic Party (PD) leader Sali Berisha said on Monday that the opposition will not accept Parliament working normally in the current situation. According to him, PD committee chairs or deputy chairs attended meetings only to read a statement and then walked out.
“There can be no parliament under these conditions,” Berisha told a news conference. He added that PD will commit all its structures to daily support for what he called the “student revolt” and to organizing national protests periodically.
Accusations against the police
Berisha claimed that the violence outside the Prime Minister’s Office and the Education Ministry was started by the police, not the protesters, accusing the authorities of planting provocateurs in the crowd. He warned that PD will publish “one by one” the names and photos of officers who, he said, beat young people, and that they will face justice. He again used harsh language toward the police, calling them “narco-mercenaries.”
The Democratic leader said his party supports fully open lists in the electoral reform, as well as the proposal for 100% open lists put forward by Adriatik Lapaj’s party. He also said the opposition will turn to the Constitutional Court against the government’s legal package, although he expressed distrust of the court.
Clash in the Legal Affairs Committee
The stance played out the same day in the Committee on Legal Affairs. Democratic lawmaker Tedi Blushi demanded that the meeting be halted and that the committee take a position on police actions, and called on its Socialist chairman, Ulsi Manja, to resign. Manja replied that violence must be condemned in every form, including against the police, institutions and property, and that “no force can stop the integration agenda,” before moving on with the agenda.
