
The SP assembly to be held on May 7, the elections of branch presidents and the process for the election of the new President. These were the topics of discussion at the meeting of the Presidency of the Socialist Party held this Wednesday afternoon.
The SP assembly will convene on Saturday at 10:00 a.m. to implement the decisions taken at the April 9th Congress of Socialists. These decisions have to do with both the statutory changes and the termination of the mandate of the chairmen of the SP branches, an interruption that will pave the way for the elections for new mayors.
After the meeting of the Presidency, Prime Minister Edi Rama stated that the SP is open for talks with the opposition in the process of electing the President
"Today we have discussed the process of entering the elections in the party for the mayors of all units and in the National Assembly we will approve a series of documents that have been approved today in the Presidency, arising from the obligations of Congress in function of the entire cadre.
Formal talks have begun with other parties in Albania in an effort to make a candidacy they have a consensus. I do not know, if there is will, the chances are very good, we are ready to be as open as possible, in view of the elections, than a president to guarantee the successful closure of a chapter of madness at the head of the state " , said Rama .
The Conference of Presidents held a meeting at noon today, where the majority agreed with the proposal of the head of the PD parliamentary group, Enkelejd Alibeaj, who requested that May 10 be named as the start date of the presidential election process, while the head of The socialist parliamentary group, Taulant Balla, said that May 16 should be the first round of voting for the President of the Republic.