Former MP Ervin Salianji has responded to Sali Berisha following the barrage of accusations the latter leveled at him today, claiming he serves crime and the Socialist Party. "Response to Sali Armchair: 36 years in power at the expense of Democrats have created the mentality that everyone is obligated to be his slave. There is nothing older in politics than when someone who has lost touch with reality tries to invent enemies to hide their fear of competition. Comparing me to anyone else is the easiest way to avoid the core issue: today, the problem is not Democrats who want victory, but the fact that a part of the leadership has lost people's trust and fears any dissenting voice. I have not ended up in anyone's 'arms.' I was and am free, just as today I say what everyone thinks: they despise Sali Armchair for the usurpation he has inflicted on the Democratic Party, but they curse him root and branch only at dinner tables. I have never been and will never be part of any deals. I have stood against power, not in its service. And for that, I have paid a personal price. Those who talk about others' 'fates' should look at their own political fate: a leadership that no longer inspires, no longer wins, and avoids any real confrontation. When you have no answer for failure, you invent stories. When you have no support, you attack anyone who rises. I understand that I am your problem, because with Rama you sat cross-legged for reforms, you sat for permits, licenses, concessions, and benefits. Go talk about Ermal Beqiri, about the permits for your relatives in Lalëz, in half of Tirana, in the south and everywhere in Albania. As for the 'old men,' ask those close to you how they divided the deals, including the interference with the court for my sentence. Regarding Olti Gjoka, whom you mention, let me say a few things: when you came to prison, you didn't come to visit me, but sought to meet these people. It's not my fault that you had lied to them too and they didn't show up to meet you. You brought Lulzim Basha, kept him, and handed him the party. You've miscalculated with me: I will dismantle you and the government's autocrat. The Rama-Berisha regime is despised by Albanians! And since you have support, enter the race, don't hide like a coward."