Skopje, 3 September 2024 (MIA) - We will discuss the motion, and we will lay out all inconsistencies and remarks about Afrim Gashi’s work as Speaker of the Parliament, but due to principled reasons we won’t vote for his dismissal, DUI’s Blerim Bexheti told journalists ahead of the beginning of Tuesday’s session of Parliament.

According to Bexheti, Gashi should apologize to the Albanians regardless of their political affiliation and withdraw from the political scene.

“Following yesterday’s interview, I think he should apologize to the Albanians regardless of the political affiliation, and he should withdraw not only from the position of Speaker of Parliament but also from politics since gaffes like this don’t happen by accident. It seems the vassalage is pushed to the extreme, and we don’t think it necessary to further discuss this topic,” Bexheti stressed.

SDSM MP Fatmir Bytyqi briefly said his position differs from that of his party, while party leader Venko Filipche when quizzed about his own vote said SDSM made its position known on Monday. 

Alliance for Albanians MP Ilire Dauti said the European Front, a DUI-led coalition that the party is a member of, has no intentions of being “a part of VMRO-DPMNE and Levica’s scenarios” and its MPs won’t vote in favor of the no-confidence motion.

“They [VMRO-DPMNE] often lead their policies through Levica which they use for their own benefit. We certainly won’t vote for this motion, and this is the only way we can help Gashi and VLEN even though they themselves decided to play the role Mickoski gave them at the last parliamentary elections,” Dauti said.

The no-confidence motion submitted by Levica’s MPs is the first item on the agenda of Tuesday’s session of Parliament. 

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