The chairman of the Freedom Party, Ilir Meta, has responded with harsh tones to Monika Kryemadhi's strong statement regarding nepotism in the party.
First, Meta "explained" to Kryemadhi what nepotism means. According to Meta, political parties cannot be a family business.
"I see a clear misunderstanding of what nepotism is. This surprises me for people with political experience. Political parties cannot be family businesses. Which means that parties should not be used as business instruments for certain families, including the Meta family and other families that have this problem of nepotism. There are 100 LRI members, I don't remember when they decided the names, I called today and I can't find 20 people. There are more LRI municipal councilors, Ilir Meta has elected them. This is a consequence of nepotism. Monika is an unrelenting pro-American and I salute her, but we also had and have a collaboration with the American institute and we have a very clear model. Nepotism is what prevented one of our friends, whom we made a minister, to be present at the last Steering Committee meeting. She has been regular and I didn't ask her to come. For the first time, Ilir Meta, who made him minister, took him on the phone, I have a prayer, I want you to be present tomorrow. I don't want a commitment from you, because there was an attempt to sabotage the quorum. Nepotism did what it did when it comes to me it makes me blush. As they told him, Ilir Meta didn't make you, I made you, that's why he didn't come. Can a man who did not think of becoming a minister not come? Nepotism has driven away half of those who voted in 2017. It was not a decision, it was a crime, the burning of mandates", said Meta.
"Three or four vice presidents from one family. Make statistics of how many times they have spoken, at least this month. Nepotism is also responsible for the image that concerns the lady in question of Ilir Meta, that everyone was shocked by those images. Nepotism is responsible for Ilir Meta's image. On April 27, we execute nepotism, not people. We execute the phenomenon. There can no longer be a family business", said Meta, hitting the pulpit from where he was speaking with his fist.
"Thinking differently until April 27 gives us a clearer opinion. I believe you can find a better financier than Professor Milo and better experts than these best we have here. All are equal before the statute. There cannot be two people at the head of one family. This should not mean that Monika must run away, Ilir Meta can run away. This case is also for other cases that we have many that I don't want to mention here. We have more in the youth that we have introduced a very bad spirit. Let no one bemoan the Freedom Party, let no one hope that the Freedom Party is so easily provoked. The small siege of Ilir Meta is over. On April 27, the great renaissance siege begins," Meta emphasized.