Pollozhani: North Macedonia should go to early elections, DUI made an Albanian prime minister possible

Faton Pollozhani of DUI was a guest on the PodGo program, where he spoke about local governance in Struga, DUI and the Government of North Macedonia.

According to him, Struga faces difficulties similar to those of other cities across the country, with infrastructure, landfills and other issues among the main problems.

Pollozhani said that DUI, as an opposition force at the local level, does not seek to portray the situation only in a negative light. However, he stressed that the projects currently being implemented in Struga began during the previous mandate and are strategic initiatives spanning several years.

“The projects being implemented were approved through the government’s call and the Hungarian loan. Meanwhile, none of the projects promised by the current mayor of Struga has been initiated. He had promised multistory parking facilities and new kindergartens,” Pollozhani said, describing governance in Struga as chaotic and lacking a vision for the future.

Speaking about political developments, he said that DUI is prepared for elections and that holding early elections is essential.

“Early elections are mandatory because we must return to the issue from which the problem stems. In the last parliamentary elections, the will of Albanian citizens was brutally violated, while the party that won the election was unfairly left in opposition. This is one of the reasons that should lead the country to elections, so that the legitimacy of the citizens is respected,” he said.

Regarding VLEN’s representatives in the government, Pollozhani said that they had not completed any of the projects they had promised citizens.

“VLEN is doing nothing in power. DUI has the capacities and personnel to accomplish things better than they can, as we have demonstrated before. It was DUI that created the conditions for North Macedonia to be led by an Albanian prime minister. For two years, VLEN has fulfilled none of the commitments it undertook and promised to citizens. Instead of working, they are trying to impose a rhetoric in which the past is blamed for every problem,” Pollozhani said.

Asked about the situation within DUI, he said that the decisions made at the party’s most recent congress required particular courage.

“We in DUI are not against one another. We must all contribute to strengthening the party. What DUI did at its most recent congress, where it changed more than 80 percent of the party structures, is a step that few parties or political leaders would have had the courage to take,” Pollozhani said.