"You became the world's gas"/ Qori-Lapaj clash: You opened a bar in the square, is this how you're going to bring down Rama?

2026-01-09 11:19:00, Politikë CNA

"You became the world's gas"/ Qori-Lapaj clash: You opened a bar

A joint television appearance by the leader of the "Bashkë" Movement, Arlind Qori, and the leader of the "Albania Becomes" Movement, Adriatik Lapaj, did not go without verbal clashes.

Invited to the show "The Unexposed", Qori and Lapaj expressed their views regarding their positions towards the government and Prime Minister Edi Rama.

Qori accused Lapaj of developing a failed initiative with the sit-ins in front of the Prime Minister's Office and that through this ridiculous method he cannot overthrow Rama.

On the other hand, Lapaj invited Qori to join the square, as according to him, social cohesion is needed for social collapse.

Arlind Qori: We are being asked to join other parties. I said that other parties do not have our honesty and level of seriousness. Fortunately, we did not make the mistake of joining them, because we would become the world's gas with our aunt or uncle fighting for a mandate. All other parties except the Lëvizja Bashke are in coalition with Sali Berisha for the Tirana elections. Every party has the freedom and right to take any action it wants, any kind of protest it wants. We stay away from these adventures. They are activists. Do you know who the Lëvizja Bashke MP is? Everyone knows him well. No one knows your MP. You made fun of the people. How do you claim that after becoming the world's gas, you will also attract others. You opened a bar in the square. How do you get rid of Rama, by making yourself look ridiculous? By taking that place? You are in coalition with each other, no one follows you, you have no reputation.

Adriatik Lapaj: Regarding Mr. Berisha's table, we have been protesting in the square for 32 days without interruption. In this sense, it is not normal to sit in conference rooms to discuss the protests. The protest is here, the square is open to everyone.
We have said there is a time for the party and there is a time for Albania. None of us individually, at this moment in the country, can defeat Edi Rama. He has a monstrous system of vote projection, he is a "political monster", which produces results that are unfavorable to change and Albania. We will not go to that table, since it has a party logo. If it were for party tables, I would set one and invite everyone. If we sit inside the fences, social cohesion cannot be created to force Rama to leave. This approach serves Edi Rama. Unite in the square against Edi Rama! Let's all together overthrow Rama! Albania does not need your and my nonsense, but it needs Rama to leave today, not tomorrow! I have saved you so much time. Unite in the square against Edi Rama. You and everyone else. Unite against Rama, leave the aunts and uncles. Unite against Rama and then enter the elections. : Don't run me around Tirana, unite against Edi Rama, who leads the regime. Edi Rama leads the kleptocracy. /CNA