Addressing the crowds, Meta said “Albanians are here for true, equal justice…they no longer want to live with this new model of justice…Albanians want justice according to the Constitution.”
“Democracy is not endangered when people protest but when the state with Constitutional laws suppresses constitutional rights. History has taught us that even Hitler with unconstitutional laws, installed a dictatorship in Germany. When the people have the government there is no dictatorship when the government is afraid of the people there is freedom, there is a democracy,” he said.
Meta added that dictatorships may change masks but they remain as the enemies of freedom. He said that it is his responsibility as head of state to guarantee the Constitution, to protect it, and to guarantee a secular state where everyone can exercise their rights in peace, and with Western values.
He thanked those in attendance for making their voices heard in Albania and across the democratic world.
“Death to the coup d’etat, long live the rule of law, long live the Republic,” he said.
He then signed a decree against a new law that removes the need for Constitutional Court judges to be sworn in by the President, effectively giving control over candidates to the Socialist Party government.
Meta then stated that if his decree was not recognised, he would move to dissolve parliament.
