Don’t Bring Down Rama – Don’t Believe Blushi! – by Blendi Fevziu

Many media critics of PM Rama, taken by the enthusiasm of the latest political developments, have started calculating numbers in Parliament for an eventual dismissal as prime minister.

Those who analyze political developments argue that if Rama does not accept a technical government, if he refuses to negotiate on an election date, if he remains alone, the country does not have to enter an unknown spiral of clashes which could produce instability.

But according to analysts, if the DP, LSI, PDIU, Libra and other political parliamentary factions are convinced that a technical government would be best for the country in order to defuse tensions and serve elections, then they could join votes in parliament in a non confidence motion and dismiss Rama from his premiership and nominate another Prime Minister, who would of course be technical, accepted from all.

The most vocal of this option has been Ben Blushi who stated this week that the two votes of Libra would be in favor of bringing down Rama as PM.

This would be the gravest political mistake at this moment in time. DP, LSI and PDIU are united in one front: that the country needs guarantees for the normal organization of elections, in the ‘Free and Fair’ format.

The Democratic Party has stated that in order to avoid the threat of organized crime and narcotics money, it demands only one condition, which is technical government with broad political support.

Therefore, the DP, LSI and PDIU have declared so far they want a ‘technical’ or ‘trust’ government, but all have made it clear this government would have to be constituted together with the Socialist Party. In other words, the new technical government should be the result of negotiations and agreement of all political forces. Not the product of a non confidence vote which would fire up one side of the other.

If the compromise for a technical government is missing, the non confidence motion would be seen an attempt to grab the elections in the table and as a simple move against Rama as prime minister. But none of the political parties, at least publicly, do not have this purpose in mind and have stated that standards of elections would be achieved only when all sides have agreed.

Motions and other numerical combinations in parliament may or may not deliver a product, but this is nonetheless important.

They do not solve the crisis and don’t guarantee what all want: guaranteed elections and a government supported by all. A government where Rama is part – not kicked out.

This is exactly why the non confidence motion against the government, would be the worst possible solution for upcoming elections!

Source: Opinion.al