Erlis Sina responds to Rama from the protest: There can be no friendship between us

From the protest, Erlis Sina responded to Prime Minister Edi Rama, who had addressed him with a public message this Tuesday.

Sina said that Rama had tried to portray him as a friend, but stressed that this, in his view, is impossible, because the prime minister has betrayed Albania and Albanians.

During his speech, he said there can be no friendship with Rama, whom he accused of being responsible for citizens’ hardships and for the current situation in the country.

Referring to the morning message, Sina declared that he was precisely the person whom Rama had tried to approach as a friend, but added that he cannot accept such a thing because, according to him, the prime minister is the cause of his problems and cannot sympathize with his troubles.

He also said that throughout the 24 days of the protest, there have, according to him, been attempts to divide the protesters and label them with various accusations.

According to Sina, during these 24 days there have been attempts to call them Iranian, Greek or Serbian agents, while he stressed that the protesters are all Albanians and that Albania comes first for them.

He went on to say that the protesters are determined to remove the prime minister from power and added that, in his view, “it is time for accountability.”

Continuing his speech, Sina said that today is the day for Rama to leave power and, referring to the expression “fuck you,” which he said the prime minister had directed at Albanians, stressed that their response is: “Rama, resign.”

Earlier in the morning, Prime Minister Edi Rama had publicly addressed the protester, saying that he had been caught up in a “whirlwind of the crowd” and that his beliefs, according to the prime minister, were being misused.

In that message, Rama wrote that he did not see the protester as a loser, but as a man with strong personal convictions, adding that he believed he had an inner concern that was pushing him to take part in the protest.