Former President Topi joins NDS
03/08/2012

The former Albanian President, Bamir Topi, made his return to politics official by joining the newest party, the New Democratic Spirit.

The NDS founders met at the Tirana Hotel premises for more than 45 minutes, and presented the program and purposes of this party to the former Albanian President, Bamir Topi.

“I consider this meeting as the first political step for the making the return to politics official. I am happy for being today with very honorable people and I accepted their invitation”, Bamir Topi declared after the meeting.

The former President says that the final step will be taken by the end of the month, and that he is convinced that the next meeting will be held at the new NDS headquarters, s a new political force that will work in service of the citizens’ aspirations. Topi quoted Oketa saying that their only alliance will be with the citizens.

MP Gazmend Oketa, the NDS co-founder declared that they expressed their gratitude to MR. Topi for his contribution as president in respect of the Constitution and independent institutions.

“We presented our political project that aims to bring a different politics so that the Albania’s EU integration dream can become reality. Topi’s experience as President and noted politician is an added asset that is welcomed in the NDS”, Oketa delcared.

The meeting between Topi and the NDS founders was announced one week ago on Top Channel’s program, Top Story, with journalist Sokol Balla.

The meeting between Topi and NDS was announced one week ago on Top Channel’s “Top Story” of journalist Sokol Balla.

“I will meet Mr. Oketa for a political decision making and if there will be a new line, we will publish it. It is up to them to decide my role. I think that I have always been coherent and I have always said that I would announce position only after the mandate was over. Now that the mandate is over, I can say that I will stay in politics. We will talk about a final decision that might be reached in September or by the end of August”, Topi declared.

On the same show Topi spoke about the need of creating a new political front that would enable the rotation of power.

“The fact that I have had such strong critics for the power administration is an effort for controlling even the smaller things. A government that gives these symptoms, that misuses and falsifies the vote of the President, needs no other sign. It is indispensable to have a political rotation, but I am not predicting how” Topi declared.