VLEN has responded in a media statement to accusations by DUI, which criticized the government for violating the Ohrid Agreement and the rights of Albanians, InfoShqip reports.
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VLEN statement
“DUI is once again trying to portray the Ohrid Agreement as its own property. It claims to defend it, but in reality, it has used it for its own party interests. Having once even proclaimed itself a green party, today it is obstructing the fulfillment of one of the key principles of the Ohrid Agreement: equitable and adequate representation.
For 22 years, DUI had every opportunity at its disposal, from ministers and MPs to full control of the government. It could have passed the law at any time, but it did not. The reason was not a lack of ability, but a lack of will.
“In the absence of a law, jobs were handed out by them as though they were personal gifts from Ali Ahmeti. A job became a tool for keeping an entire family dependent. Those who sided with them had the way cleared for them, while others were left out. This is precisely why it was not in their interest for equitable representation to be established as a right guaranteed by law.
Now that the Law on Equitable and Adequate Representation is before the institutions, the same party is working to block it. According to VLEN, the Badinter mechanism, created to protect the interests of communities, has been turned by DUI into an instrument of party pressure against any solution that does not bear its stamp. They say DUI is not interested in benefiting Albanians, but only in obstructing any success by VLEN.
When it is in power, DUI believes everything is functioning as it should, but after losing its positions, it seeks to block the functioning of the state as well. According to VLEN, however, this approach can no longer continue.
The Ohrid Agreement is not the property of Ali Ahmeti or DUI, nor is it the legacy of the “office-seekers of Mala Rečica.” It is the result of the sacrifices of an entire people. Equitable representation is not a gift from a party, but a right of citizens and a responsibility of the state.
“For 22 years, they did not pass the law, and today they are trying to stop it. The law must move forward, without blackmail or obstruction.”
