COMPROMISE! The Fino draft is being considered
Vranicki: If you don’t agree, we will abandon you. Talks continue late into the night. Parliament open to all solutions
PD group accepts the “Fino” challenge
Franc Vranicki had not expected his unexpected mission in Tirana to be so long and difficult. Having come to Albania at Fino’s request, the former chancellor had planned to leave yesterday afternoon with the parties’ consensus in his pocket. But everything proved more difficult. The Austrian politician found himself caught in the trap of Albanian political trickery, whose leaders once again yesterday set the worst example of what the political class should be like.
From the outset, Vranicki faced two completely opposing positions on the electoral law. The governing majority insisted that its version remain in place, with amendments to be made to it by the government, while the opposition insisted that Fino’s draft law be the one discussed and approved by parliament. Seeing that the two ends of the rope would not meet, the former chancellor stepped into the “arena” with 13 proposals of his own, intended to find a compromise. In essence, Vranicki’s version offers several modifications that would make the electoral law normal, but the real problem seems to lie in which version is to be amended. Here the Albanian parties have clashed with one another, seeking to impose their own drafts.
Last night, until 20:45, sources from parliament said that the list of proposals made by the OSCE representative was being translated. The PD parliamentary group, under the president’s leadership, discussed which version would be debated by parliament. It is understood that the PD MPs were open to finding a solution. At the end of a lengthy debate, it was decided that the Government of Pajtim’s draft law would be put forward for discussion.
Because the state of emergency was declared, the newspaper could not wait for the talks between the parties to conclude.
Be that as it may, one thing became clear. At the last minute, Franc Vranicki managed to avert a clash that could have irreparably compromised the difficult process of normalization and the path to [?] elections. Now the worst is over, the government’s resignation has been avoided, and the government negotiations have been avoided, and there is hope that the law that emerges will be better suited to the situation Albania is going through.
K.J
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