"GAZETA SHQIPTARE":

Himara: Political parties and NGOs of Himara, declare civil disobedience, want referendum

Himara. The Greek Ethnic Minority Organizations, The Union Party for Human Rights and the Republican Party in Himara officially announce the decision on civil disobedience to the law No. 7501 "On the division of agricultural land use," stating that "the people of Himara only recognizes the inherent properties grandparents, based on Article 41 of the Constitution. "Through an "ultimatum" from three-point Albanian government warned on June 19, 2014 also holding a local referendum "where people of Himara, to express its will to decide his future" if not to consider the proposal for the merger in a separate administrative unit of the Municipality of Himara with Municipality Lukovo. 

The decision of the two Albanian parties, supported by Omonia and five local association meeting comes just after consulting the Minister of State for Local Government, Bled Çuçi held with residents of the area for the new administrative reform territorial. In this conversation Çuçi stressed that "local units of Himara, and Lukovo with Vranishti shall constitute a separate functional area that would provide more income residents." But by their Himara`s present at this conversation by joining only  Lukovo,  but rejected and contested joining with Vranishti. Minister Çuçi earlier, on behalf of the Albanian government has made it clear that the new territorial division of the country, Himara will not be a separate administrative unit, as according to him this status will enjoy only minority areas.

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