"Union is strength and not weakness", Gazment Bardhi from the PD headquarters: We are united, today the democrats are seeing us and giving us...

The Chairman of the Parliamentary Group of the opposition, Gazmend Bardhi, has given a statement to the media from the PD headquarters, specifying among other things that the party is now united and the Parliamentary Group is all in the headquarters.

STATEMENT OF THE CHAIRMAN OF THE PARLIAMENTARY GROUP OF THE DP, GAZMENT BARDHI

34 years ago, the hope of a terrorized, isolated and poor country was turned beyond misery by the birth of the Democratic Party, as the most sublime expression of a people seeking freedom and democracy.

These last two years, we entered a path that brought mistrust, conflict, division among the Democrats. The prolongation of that situation called into question the very existence of the party. This situation between us, unprecedented in its kind, was happening while Albania lost every day a brick in the fragile foundations of democracy and pluralism.

The country did not have and does not have the luxury of losing the opposition, therefore for more than 1 year, together with many colleagues within the parliamentary group, we have made sincere efforts, sometimes even at personal cost, to restore hope to the democrats in the party of itself, to the Democratic Party.

Many wish things hadn't gone wrong between us Democrats, many others wish the merger had happened sooner. However, I am convinced that today, when the parliamentary group returns united to its home, this is a good day for the democrats, for the opposition, for Albania!

Dear Albanian citizens!
Dear democrats!

Today we are much better than 1 year ago, but we are still not up to the expectations of the Albanians towards us. In fact, today we do not fight for existence like 1 or 2 years ago, but we still face an anti-democratic diversion, which is still very structured and diverse. I have absolute conviction and faith that we will succeed in overcoming the obstacles that are placed before us, working together here at headquarters, in the parliamentary group and in every Albanian neighborhood and family.

Unity is strength, not weakness. Union is the only way for a rational mind. The Democratic Party, with the act of unification, after a journey in the dark, returns the light to itself and must return hope to the Albanians. With this motive, we will be in every corner of Albania to give hope to young people, men and women who want to build a future here for themselves and their families.

No more disruption! No more conflict! We will work together to transform today's opposition into tomorrow's government. Every relationship should be built on this principle and everyone should be welcomed. Let's talk about ideas, about principles, not about individuals.

Our presence here today means understanding, respect for different opinion. We are united in diversity, each maintaining our own attitudes, because we have more things that unite us than what has divided us until yesterday.

A strong party will have to include all currents within itself and we need this more than ever! The Democratic Party needs real openness, it needs to correct itself, it needs to unite with the majority of Albanian society. It needs to respond to the needs of citizens and be the voice of what society expects.

The Democratic Party is the most pro-Western party than any other political force in the country. We believe in our strategic allies. We also believe that Albania needs an independent justice, without political interference, but we must strongly emphasize that we are not at war with justice! We will support and encourage him without complexities to implement the law, but we will also tell the truth to the Albanians whenever we find that the balance of justice is unbalanced by political interference.

Our real fight is the uncompromising and tireless fight to remove Edi Rama from power. A governance model steeped in corruption and crime. We must give the country a dignified government, at the service of the citizens.

Today the democrats are looking at us and giving us courage. From today, we will be with them and with every Albanian who wants change. We will go from city to city, village to village, alley to alley, house to house. We will meet them all, invite them to join, make the Democratic Party great again, a modern governing alternative.