Recent political developments in Albania and the protests in Tirana have prompted a harsh response from publicist Adriatik Riza Dosti, who has targeted Prime Minister Edi Rama, the government and representatives of the ruling majority.
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In a Facebook post reported by “Bota sot,” Dosti calls for radical change in the country and lists two reasons that, in his view, explain why Rama is not resigning. In the same statement, he appeals to the police not to act against citizens.
In the publicist’s assessment, the first reason concerns the consequences the prime minister could face after leaving office. Dosti claims that Rama is aware of what awaits him and how things could end for him, because of what he allegedly has done to the country and its people.
For the second reason, he uses a comparison with the popular saying that one enters the dance with five lekë, but cannot leave it even with 500. By this, Dosti argues that even if Rama wanted to step down, the people who brought him to the head of government—and whom, as he puts it offensively, he has served for 14 years—would not allow him to do so.
The statement also draws a comparison between Tirana and Bucharest in December ’89. According to Dosti, the Albanian capital now needs more than ever to experience an evening similar to the one in Bucharest, so that the following day it can be transformed into the Tirana of their dreams, a peaceful common home for all Albanians.
In this context, the publicist says that when peaceful revolutions fail to achieve their goal, violent revolutions take responsibility for establishing justice.
His criticism continues against the ministers and MPs who have commented on the events of recent days in Tirana and elsewhere in Albania. Dosti claims that Rama has forced them to speak publicly, but that their statements no longer frighten or convince anyone.
Referring to Tauan, Peleshi, Demua, Ogerta, Kumbaro, Koçiu, Ibrahimaj, Gonxhe and others, he says these representatives appear to be communicating with themselves, not with the people. According to him, they lack the courage to go among citizens and speak with them directly.
Dosti also mocks a call he had read the previous day from the person he refers to by the offensive name “Barom-hashurja.” The call sought an end to the violence, talks, understanding and a solution to the situation through dialogue. The publicist says this made him laugh and suggests that Albanians also include Barom’s name in calls for imprisonment.
Addressing Albanians as sisters and brothers, he presents as the only path to salvation the striking of the person who, according to him, is burning Albania, not its cities. In this appeal, he explicitly uses the image of setting fire to the person he identifies as responsible.
He then calls for the removal from office of those he holds responsible for the country’s situation, referring to Rama and the group around him in power as a “criminal gang.”
Part of the statement is devoted to the police. Using accusations and insults against officers, Dosti calls on them not to touch children, students and Albanians on their homeland and in their own country.
He urges police officers to remove their hats and uniforms, which he describes as stained, and to join the people. According to his claim, those in power are using them as cannon fodder to protect their positions, themselves and their multimillion-dollar fortunes, while setting all of Albania on fire.
In closing, Dosti evokes verses according to which God Himself has said that nations may perish from the earth, but Albania will live on, and Albanians will fight for it.
