Grida Duma has responded to reports published in recent days by several portals claiming that she could become deputy prime minister in Edi Rama’s government.
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In a statement posted on Instagram, Duma described the reports about her return to active politics and possible appointment to a government post as untrue.
She mocked the allegations, saying that the articles about her had “set the deal,” “found the sponsor” and even determined the position she would hold.
“For several days now, my name has been circulating as someone who will be part of the Rama government. They have set the deal, found the sponsor and determined my position. I found it amusing at first and let it run its course. It is an exercise in patience,” Duma said.
According to her, a response became necessary when what she called “the pack of rumors” began to grow larger.
“I have to respond when the pack of rumors, in fact, gives no chance to someone who must keep standing a system that, in my view, needs to be entirely reformed. Sleep peacefully; I have no intention of taking anyone’s place, because if I wanted to take someone’s place now, at this political moment, it would be bad for Albania,” she declared.
Duma also spoke about the possibility of returning to active politics. She stressed that she was not waiting to be invited by anyone and that, if one day she decided to become involved again, she would do so only if she believed she had something to offer Albania.
“No one is calling me into politics, and I am not waiting for invitations from others. If one day I make my own decision to enter politics, I will enter through my own door; I will not knock on anyone else’s door, and I am not waiting for invitations. My decision to enter politics will depend on whether I have something to offer Albania.
For days now, ministers, officials and MPs have been meeting in Pogradec and Tirana. I think all Albanians have their minds on their own doors, wondering whether white smoke will emerge in this reality of governance under dark clouds, and they mistakenly believe that this is the Albanian concern. While these people worry about their posts and chairs, Albanians have one major concern: do they still have a place in Albania?” Duma said.
She said that Albania’s challenges could not be overcome by a single person, regardless of that person’s role or stature.
“There is a great pledge to be made, in fact, a pledge of Albanian humanity to speak about the major issues of development, which are no longer connected to the individual, whoever that may be. The individual, even if that individual were a miracle of God, can no longer bring about change alone in this situation. It takes much more than one individual to deliver what Albanians expect in these days of rebellion, when they refuse to accept the situation in which Albania finds itself, a situation completely beyond the reach of those Albanians who know what the West is,” she declared.
In closing, Grida Duma called on politicians not to focus on her name or the possible names in the government, but on the citizens’ real concerns.
“What should keep Albanian politicians awake is not a name coming from outside. What should keep Albanian politicians awake is the reason why Albanians are still asking: ‘Do they have a place in Albania?’—not my name,” Grida Duma concluded.
