Kikia speaks about Lamallari’s departure: Ministers are not parking attendants, frequent changes signal a lack of vision

Analyst and journalist Mentor Kikia commented on News24 on the change at the helm of the Ministry of the Interior, where Besfort Lamallari left office and was replaced by Ervin Demo.

According to him, frequent rotations at the head of key ministries are not simply administrative changes, but evidence of structural problems in the way the government is run.

Kikia stressed that within one year, Lamallari had headed two ministries: he served as Minister of Justice for six months and then took charge of the Ministry of the Interior.

“I do not believe Lamallari performed well, and I do not believe this was entirely his responsibility. Ministries cannot be changed every three weeks as if they were parking attendants. Rapid and frequent moves within institutions indicate either instability or a lack of vision,” he said.

During the discussion, the journalist also highlighted the widespread notion that the Ministry of the Interior is merely a “police ministry,” primarily concerned with public order and the fight against crime. He recalled that, since the government of Fatos Nano, when the separation between public order and local government began, the structure of these ministries has undergone several rounds of mergers and divisions.

Assessing the latest change, Kikia said it was also linked to territorial reform and the demands of local government.

For this reason, he said, the institution needed to be headed by someone with direct experience in this sector, a profile that, within the government cabinet, Ervin Demo possessed more than anyone else.