Ervin Salianji has responded to the leader of the DP, Sali Berisha, who attacked him, stating that Salianji has no connection with the DP.

In a post on the social network Facebook, Salianji says that the DP is not private property and that he has no need to prove my connection to the Democratic Party.

"The Democratic Party is not personal property nor an instrument to stifle dissent. It is the political home of thousands of democrats who have sacrificed for pluralism, for freedom and for confronting Edi Rama. The connection with it is not measured by stamps and declarations, but by attitudes, by real confrontation and by victory in the face of the corrupt regime," writes Salianji.

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I have no need to prove my connection to the Democratic Party. My contribution, my struggle, the sacrifices that I have made like few others are public and known to every Democrat.

The Democratic Party is not a personal property nor an instrument to stifle dissent. It is the political home of thousands of democrats who have sacrificed for pluralism, for freedom and for confronting Edi Rama. The connection with it is not measured by stamps and declarations, but by attitudes, by real confrontation and by victory in the face of the corrupt regime.

Today, citizens don't ask who is excluding whom. They ask why the opposition doesn't win. Why doesn't it inspire? Why isn't it organized as a governing alternative, but is content with rhetoric and justifications.

Albania needs an opposition that wins, not an opposition that wastes energy on internal conflicts. It needs openness, reorganization, and leadership that unites, not narrows.

I will continue to meet with Democrats and present a concrete platform to make the Democratic Party stronger, more open, and more competitive. No one can rule out Democrats' will for change.

Calmness, responsibility, and determination are my path.

Disruption is not an alternative.

Victory is.