Former president Bamir Topi appeared alongside Lulzim Basha, at the dialogue table, “The Euro-Atlantic Opposition Arch.
He said that he is at the table not as part of political parties, but because the issue being discussed is important to him.
“My coming here is like an obligation, it doesn’t necessarily come from participating in a political party. I want to clarify my status, I am not part of the political parties, but constantly related to this issue, I had the opportunity to know the actors, the protagonists of the destruction of the foundation of the state from the position of the president of the republic in 2008.
Elections are indeed conducted as a competition between political parties, but the source of democracy is the people. Every individual voice is important in this situation that Albania is going through”, said the former president.
Topi also recalled the 2008 agreement between the government headed by Berishëa at that time and the socialist opposition.
“I can’t leave without mentioning the political context, what happened in 2008. I spoke a lot, but seeing the results of that agreement made my voice deepen. April 2008 came very quickly, after an event in Gërdcei, and I remember very well a prime minister in trouble, a majority in trouble, responsibility and a decrease in credibility in public opinion, the political and international environment.
Then there were rumors of an occult agreement, which heralded another explosion, such as the explosion of the foundations of the state. After the necessary communications, I saw that it was a high wall built by the man in trouble and the other aspiring to build his future power.
I made the first warning on April 15, 2008. Many people want to limit him to the role of the prime minister, but no. They must return to the agreement that begins with the institution of elections, the role of the parliament, the prime minister, the damage to institutional balances, the weakening of the role of the president, etc., he said.
