Myslym Murrizi, a member of the National Council of the Democratic Party, criticized the way Prime Minister Edi Rama runs the government and exercises control over the public administration, according to Murrizi.
During an interview on the “Prime News24” program on News24, Murrizi claimed that Rama bypasses ministers and gives instructions directly to general directors. He said the prime minister personally calls 30 general directors.
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According to Murrizi, ministers are afraid to take responsibility and, as soon as they arrive at the office, leave the signing to their deputies. He claimed that the key decisions are made by Rama, who, in his words, puts the dirtiest part on a pedestal.
Murrizi also spoke about Tirana Mayor Erion Veliaj, raising questions about hiring in the municipal administration and the effect it could have on elections. He said 12,000 people had been hired in structures linked to the Municipality of Tirana and claimed there was no household without two people employed.
He added that it remained to be seen whether these employees would stay loyal in the May 9 elections, describing the hiring as electoral.
Addressing the relationship between Rama and Veliaj, the Democrat raised doubts that their clash might be part of a political strategy. Another possibility, he said, was that the conflict served as pressure to increase the stakes in negotiations. Murrizi said a candidate might be put forward in the elections to take the fight all the way, but added that this could also be a false show of pressure and the first signal.
He described their relationship as cooperation between parties who had “eaten spoiled food from the same filthy bowl” and said many things could happen. Murrizi also mentioned preliminary agreements over the fines that, according to him, Rama imposes on others, as well as the claim that someone might be told to go to Strasbourg to collect 500 million euros. Whether the amount is split between the parties, he added, is another matter.
