Analyst Ergys Mërtiri reviewed the country’s political developments during an interview in the News24 studio. In his analysis, he focused on the government’s planned new territorial reform, the protests, the successive scandals and SPAK’s actions.
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According to Mërtiri, the executive is facing an increasingly difficult situation because of criminal cases that remain under investigation. He said SPAK has opened numerous case files and that the government has lost its legitimacy, making its survival increasingly difficult.
“SPAK has many cases under investigation and will be confronting a government that no longer enjoys legitimacy. It will become increasingly difficult for the executive to survive,” the analyst said.
Referring to the planned changes to the administrative division, Mërtiri said the prime minister aims to centralize local government so that it is entirely under his control.
“Rama aims to concentrate local government power in a few hands. He wants fewer municipalities so that he has fewer people to control and can do so more easily,” Mërtiri said.
The analyst also predicted a significant escalation of the political crisis in September. According to him, the return of students and increased activity in Tirana will boost participation in protests and make it more difficult for the government to manage the situation.
“I believe that protests will draw even larger crowds in September, as Tirana will be more active and students will have returned. This will make the situation difficult for the government to manage. Meanwhile, this government cannot go without scandals, and every new scandal that may erupt will bring crowds of people into the streets,” he said.
In Mërtiri’s assessment, setbacks for the executive could strengthen the public response, while at the same time potentially fueling opposition within the ranks of the governing majority.
“With every blow the government suffers, voices against Edi Rama will gain more courage. Opposition may even emerge from within the Socialist Party itself, as we have seen so far,” Mërtiri concluded.
