TIRANA - The streets of Tirana has returned to calm, but tension remains very high throughout Albania. Both the government and the opposition have already organized new events, while continuing exchange of accusations over responsibility for the clashes last week in which three civilians were killed.Prime Minister Sali Berisha said that the opposition leader, the socialist Edi Rama, "attempted coup" and warned that "if we try a second time will make an example, one that deserves every bandit." This and next week are already planned two demonstrations opposing the opposition on Friday afternoon and one organized by the government on Saturday (it was originally announced for Wednesday, but postponed the then Prime Minister).
"The scenario envisaged by the opposition leader was to take over the seat of government the parliament and the public television, but they did not succeed," said Berisha during a meeting of the executive broadcast live on television. Having ensured that the opposition will be granted all rights to protest peacefully, the premier stressed that "there will be zero tolerance for those who try to touch the state institutions.
The only one responsible for all acts of violence will be Rama. This is the My final word. " More or less the same concepts enunciated by the Prime Minister in a previous meeting with foreign ambassadors. "I was democratically elected - Berisha insists - with elections recognized by the international community.
No intention of resigning." The words of the Prime Minister are in fact a reply to opposition leader Rama, who at the fair, where she is attending the funeral of one of the victims of the clashes, continues to demand the resignation of Prime Minister and the early elections to restore Albania to "normal ", calling his supporters to get back on the square Friday.
In this situation, the Tirana prosecutor's office has issued six arrest warrants against officials of the Republican Guard, including the commanding general Ndrea Get with allegations of "multiple homicide, eccesisvo use of force and abuse of office." But it is not known whether the arrests have been made.
The Albanian political crisis dates back to the June 2009 elections, contested by the Socialist Party, which has never recognized the victory of center-right coalition led by Berisha, accused of fraud. Tensions exploded on Friday when the opposition took to the streets of Tirana tens of thousands of people to demand the resignation of prime minister and parliamentary elections.
The battle goes these days for the media, with exchanges of accusations over responsibility for accidents. The pro-opposition television channel showed a video where you see the soldiers who opened fire on demonstrators from the government buildings, while the network controlled by the executive showed the arrest of 113 people which resulted in clashes with police and broadcast pictures of one of the demonstrators with a pistol in his belt.
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