"Berisha's non grata, a sanction for the history of Albania," Mediu: Harming the opposition, a fatal mistake of the State Department

For Fatmir Mediu, Sali Berisha's "non grata" was a sanctioning of the history of Albania as a whole.

"We are a small country, it was definitely not just Mr. Berisha," said the leader of the Republican Party, adding that the decision was to some extent influenced by the fact that the leading democrat had withdrawn from political life for years.

Invited to "Off the Record" by Andrea Danglli, Mediu also stated that this mechanism was later used to divide the opposition.

But what role did the diplomatic mission in Tirana play in this matter?

"The role of the embassy, ​​according to their judgment, required that there be another opposition that was not led by Mr. Berisha. And this has been stated by the embassy. But I do not think that we should be in our politics to always have an idea to create something artificial. The reports of individuals or political leadership or political parties are reports of free choice and interfering in this free choice, I do not think that brings anything positive," explains Mediu.

Asked if Prime Minister Edi Rama had a hand in this process, Mediu says that the role that the State Department took in relation to the opposition showed that it turned a blind eye to what the government was doing, while "the opposition was seen as the biggest problem."

Harming the opposition, according to him, in a small country like Albania was a wrong and fatal step.

"I don't believe it's personal, it's a policy directed from above. A left-wing spirit that was created in a certain period. An anti-conservative spirit against the right followed by the Biden administration," Mediu emphasized, adding that the Embassy in Tirana is simply a follower of the policies of the State Department. (A2 Televizion)