DP leader Sali Berisha declared that two files had been opened against former DP leader Lulzim Basha and that in this way they could control the opposition.

But this, he added, could not last thanks to the courage of the democrats, who stood up against injustices and saved pluralism.

"Don Agaci tells a friend of his, we have the opposition as we want it. They had opened a file on the Toryota Yaris and Russian financing. In the morning they would call him to the prosecutor's office, in the evening Agaci would go there and in this way they had the opposition under control. But you want a real opposition and you, with your courage, against the most extraordinary pressures, stood up and saved the DP. You saved pluralism so that it would be true and not false. You saved the country's opposition. This proved once again that you are invincible," he said.

Part of Berisha's speech: Secondly, we stood up, and this time, no other political force, perhaps ever, at a moment when they wanted to rein us in or control us. Now I will tell you something here.
5 years ago, this mafioso called Don Agaccio told a friend: 'Now he says, we have the opposition as we want it.' That they had opened two files on our former mayor. One for the Toyota Yaris and the other for the Russian financing they were saying.
And now, in the morning they would call him to the prosecutor's office, in the evening Agaçi would come to him. And in this way they had the opposition under control. And now he said, now we have the opposition that we want. However, the opposition that they wanted, you did not want that opposition. You wanted a real opposition. And you, with your courage, beyond all expectations, against the most extraordinary pressures, Albanian and international, you stood up and saved the Democratic Party.
You stood up, you saved pluralism. So that it was true and not false. You saved the country's opposition, so that it was true and not false, not rotten. So this proved again, proved again that you are invincible. I have said it and I say it 100 times, if this party had a second name of 'Invincible', this would be its name.
So, or we can say that it makes the impossible possible. In all these cases, we have made the impossible possible. Who would have thought that we would exist as a real political force at a time when we were being invaded from all over the world, at a time when we were being driven into the deepest isolation, ten feet underground, from all sides.
But we stood up because it was unfair. How did we stand up? With the light of truth. We defended the truth that we believed in. We believed that Albania should have an opposition. Why am I stopping here? Not for any other reason, but solely to point out, to emphasize the mission we have. Our mission is to oust this criminal regime, this criminal organization, from power.
Let us not agree with him in any way. Let us remain sworn, let us continue our effort until they are gone. I guarantee you that we are walking confidently towards victory. There is nothing stronger than the ideals of man. There is nothing more powerful than the courage of idealistic people. Than their decision to remain faithful to their ideals.
It requires sacrifices, it requires fatigue, it requires deprivation, but victory is absolutely certain. So I invite you, on the 24th, to unite all the citizens of Tirana, all the Albanian citizens. The last protest is the protest that has had the greatest global resonance. Here I tell you. The main headlines: 'Molotov cocktails in Edi Rama's office'. These were. Because he is defending Lubi Balluku. The blame went to Edi Rama, then. Because he is defending Lubi Balluku, he is defending corruption. Friends, a government does not fall when it comes from a free vote. A government that comes from a free vote falls with a free vote.
Yes, a government that comes from a farce election has no legitimacy for a single hour. A government that comes from a free vote, but that steals from citizens and protects corruption, has no legitimacy for a single hour. It must disappear from popular anger. Edi Rama came from an electoral farce. Edi Rama has stolen from citizens and is stealing from citizens. We must be doubly motivated to give every narco-dictator the deserved end.
And I close here by saying once again: Don't forget February! Don't forget Enver Hoxha and how his fate was on the streets of Tirana. He was truly a bronze, but he was ten times more powerful than you in the Albania of that time. And to you, the Albanians will give what you deserve. On the 24th, all together in our battle.