Skopje, 10 February 2024 (MIA) — According to its statute, the Alliance for Albanians executive body has the right to dismiss the party leader after a no-confidence vote, former leader and current central assembly chair Zijadin Sela said in response to reporters' questions whether the party's meeting on Saturday will demand responsibility from AA's president Arben Taravari for the recent rift in the party.

Sela said all members of the party's central assembly were invited, including Taravari.

"Central assembly members make the party's decisions," Sela said ahead of the meeting. "This is the body where final decisions are made."

The meeting agenda includes a report by the party president on recent developments related to the upcoming presidential and parliamentary elections. Also discussed will be the party's Oct. 21 decision on running in the elections.

The rift in the party began when Taravari had called on the membership to support the party's plans of joining North Macedonia's Albanian opposition bloc in the upcoming elections.

Sela disagreed with the AA leader and said the party should run on its own, instead of as part of an opposition coalition. mr/