MP Erjon Braçe, as he entered the premises of the Assembly presidency today, was confronted by activist Arvina Lleshi, who is an active part of the protest.
Braçe did not hesitate to stop to debate with the activist, while at some moments he did not spare irony and doses of humor.
Excerpts from the conversation:
Activist: Sold-out MP, we finally caught you. Why are you hiding from the people? Where were you yesterday, where did you leave parliament yesterday?
Braçe accompanies the activist's statement by laughing and saying: How can you catch me?
Activist: Where were you yesterday?
Braçe: Why are you shouting like that? I was in parliament. You were "washing" me.
Activist : Where did you come from yesterday?
Braçe: We went where you were. We respected you, those who insulted you made a big mistake. You didn't respect us.
Activist : I have had respect for everyone, because if I didn't, I would have beaten your colleague Tërmet Peçi's head with eggs.
Braçe: You have the right to protest, to object, to do all the things, but the moment you throw an egg… Put yourself in the shoes of the person throwing the egg at you. If he throws the egg back at you, he is punished for gender violence, an act of assault against you. A friend of yours also said about sexual harassment.
Activist: Why are you insulting the protesters with messages?
Braçe: Whoever curses me, I will curse back.
Activist: You're sold.
Braçe: Who have I sold out to? Protest is your right, but don't curse, don't hit, don't insult, don't attack. If they turn the egg back, you'll complain. And the other thing, food doesn't get thrown away. You're uneducated, you know no limits. You were fine until you started with this propaganda.
Activist: Oh, my point.
Braçe: Did you have a stroke? Call the ambulance quickly.