Majlinda Bregu, former Minister of European Integration, former Democratic Party MP, stated that the DP, when led by Basha, 'killed', according to her, a good group of politicians.
Bregu, who has been appointed Commissioner to the Pan-European Commission on Climate and Health by the World Health Organization in Europe, was invited to the "Interview" show with Mirela Milori on Euronews Albania.
During the interview, the period when she and a large group of figures left the Democratic Party was also discussed, while adding that there is currently a lack of desire for the DP to return to the strength and power it had before.
She said that with a drop of Lulzim Basha's pen, a large group of figures and MPs left the DP, including herself, Ridvan Bode, Astrit Patozi, Jozefina Topalli and others.
"A good group of us left the DP with a decision, with a stroke of the pen. None of us left the DP on our own, but we left like me, Ridvan Bode, Astrit Patozi, Jozefina Topalli and a bunch of MPs, a good group. The DP had a leadership with a hero model and a militancy very much in favor of the hero leader model, the main figure of the political legend. Then, because of this model, it failed to create something sustainable. I'm sorry to repeat, I have nothing personal against Basha, but he confirmed himself in the last elections: in politics, you either do it or you don't. It's pointless to prolong it - you either do it or you don't. It's not the Qamet that doesn't do it in politics, but Lulzim Basha prolonged this part of the understanding that doesn't do it in politics. It wasn't his fault, because the legendary leader gifted him the party, and when you have something as a gift, even pain doesn't do anything to you, because you see it as a toy. So for many years "They went to waste and I'm sorry that the DP, with a clear conscience and without pain, killed a good group of politicians, " said Bregu.
According to her, Basha was a ridiculous leader at the head of the opposition, while in politics you either become a leader or you don't.
Unfortunately, Bregu said that Basha did not want to understand this and this was sealed in the 2025 elections.
Experiments with people appointed only to fill out electoral lists, who entered parliament after the DP boycott, according to her, made the mission in politics even more ridiculous.
"In the opposition, you don't have the luxury of being funny, this unfortunately happened with the DP, " Bregu said.