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Berisha: The claim that PD and PS are the same is the most anti-Albanian, we won't let the student protest be hijacked
Democratic Party leader Sali Berisha told his parliamentary group that comparing the opposition with the government aims to crush citizens' hope, and pledged protection for the student protest.
By ANN Newsroom · Newsroom
October 28, 2026, 15:00 · Updated 18:43 · 1 min read
In brief
- Berisha called the claim that “the two parties are the same” the most anti-Albanian and anti-democratic idea since June.
- He said PD was born in protest and will not allow the student protest to be hijacked by “the Flamingo crowd.”
- The Democratic leader called for all opposition forces to unite against the government.
Sali Berisha, leader of the Democratic Party (PD), on Wednesday hit back at the PD parliamentary group meeting against those who put the opposition and the government on the same scale, calling the approach an attempt to devalue the vote, ATSH (the Albanian Telegraphic Agency) reported.
“The killers of hope”
According to Berisha, “the most anti-Albanian, most anti-democratic thesis was the thesis that the two parties are the same,” an idea he said serves to deflect the government's responsibility for corruption. The aim, he argued, is to make citizens believe their vote has no value so that they either stay home or back the current government. He used harsh words for those promoting the idea: “These are the killers of hope.” Berisha thanked party structures and students, and claimed that none of the protesters beaten by police had committed any act of violence.
The protest belongs to the students
The Democratic leader said the protest was called by the university union and belongs to students and high school pupils, including young people from families with different political views. “We were born in protest, we remain a party of protest,” he declared, pledging support and protection for the student rallies. Berisha added that PD will not allow “the Flamingo crowd” to hijack the protest, referring to what he calls the “Flamingo revolution” of June, and accused Rama and Belinda Balluku of influencing it.
Finally, he urged all opposition forces to unite against the government: “Whoever is a man, whoever is a woman, whoever is a factor today, we must unite.”
