Aziri after Taravari's resignation: We respect the will of the voters, we remain in the Government of North Macedonia

Member of the Presidency of the Alliance for Albanians and political advisor to former Health Minister Arben Taravari, Sabri Aziri, stated that part of the party has decided not to follow the current president Arben Taravari and will not leave the Government of North Macedonia.

In an interview with Kosovo Online, Aziri said that by remaining in the VLEN coalition, the Members of Parliament from the Alliance for Albanians want to fulfill the commitments made to the citizens.

Why did you oppose Taravari's decision, and what is the current atmosphere within the Alliance for Albanians?

I think the current atmosphere in the Alliance for Albanians is moving in a positive direction because we are people who have publicly expressed our political views. We do not want to be a team that slowly but surely shifts and joins DUI. Our rhetoric, our narrative during the elections, was that we want to create change and make a difference. But when there is no transparency, the awareness of the people and political groups comes to light. I personally, along with my party colleagues, am a voice that publicly spoke out and raised the alarm. We want to continue on our path and with what the citizens gave us the legitimacy to do, to function within the VLEN coalition and to fulfill the promises we made to the people.

What were the reasons for the split, why did Taravari decide to resign?

Honestly, we haven’t received any concrete explanation so far. Very little time passed between statements that the government was functioning very well and then that the government wasn't functioning. Time will tell, but we disagree with this policy of leaving power. There are people who, for 22 years, disagreed with the policies created by previous political parties, and those same people and officials chose to be in opposition for 22 years. Now we have placed those same people in specific positions, we have several people employed, and to now step back would mean betraying all those with whom we fought that battle together.

Was there any specific trigger for the conflict?

I don’t think there was a specific moment, I believe it happened suddenly and abruptly. Our voters are people who disagree with the policies previously implemented here, and they are the ones encouraging us to continue on this path.

Will these changes affect the stability of the Macedonian government?

I believe the government has a strong majority, and I don't think this will negatively affect the government’s stability.