At a press conference today, the representative of the National Alliance for Integration, Arbër Ademi, reaffirmed the party's fundamental positions as a state-forming and pro-European force, calling on institutions and citizens to pay attention to the rule of law, equality and real decentralization.
Ademi stressed that the AKI is not a random campaign formation, but a long-term project with a vision to return politics to the service of the state and the citizen. “We were not created for campaigns, but for vision,” he declared, listing the priorities that, according to him, should guide state policy: the protection of international agreements, Euro-Atlantic orientation, respect for the constitutional rights of Albanians, and rebuilding public trust through vetting and impartial justice.
The focus of the statement was on defending key agreements: the Ohrid Agreement, the Prespa Agreement and the Good Neighborhood Agreement with Bulgaria. Ademi presented these as pillars of stability and as elements that cannot be subject to short-term political games. “These agreements are not paper that can be torn by the interests of the day, but are guarantees for peace, for the unitary state and our coexistence,” he said, and warned that any attempt to undermine them would endanger the future of the country.
The AKI reiterated its agenda: “zero conflicts with neighbors, zero ethnic tensions” and an unwavering orientation toward NATO and the European Union. Ademi stressed that the equality of Albanians is not a privilege but a constitutional and national right, and that any belittling or marginalization is an attack on the state itself. “We will not allow Albanians to be treated as second-class citizens,” he said.
As a means of restoring trust in justice, the Alliance demands a full vetting and impartial investigation into the origin of assets of every public official – without political exception. Ademi hinted that in addition to this vetting, the AKI also demands an investigation into political parties and the privatization process in the last three decades, which, according to him, have destroyed strategic enterprises and harmed the public interest.
“This is the vetting that separates the honest from the corrupt, the state from the gangs and politics from crime,” he said. Another pillar presented by Ademi was true decentralization: municipalities should be engines of local development and not direct dependencies of the central government. AKI demands a real transfer of competencies and funds according to European standards, to ensure balanced regional development and fair representation.
