Journalist Muhamed Veliu provided details tonight on "Top Story" regarding the changes in the government.
The journalist said that moments before Rama read out the names of the changes in the government, he is reported to have declared: "Despite her strong character, whether you like it or not, Belinda Balluku is difficult to replace for her work as a minister or even her political commitments."
"I would say that Edi Rama did what he knows how to do best, to surprise at decisive moments. This meeting started at 10:00, where all ministers presented their ongoing projects, but in the evening Edi Rama changed 8 ministers. Enea Karakaçi takes the post of head of the Ministry of Energy, while previously he held the post of administrator of OSHEE. Ms. Balluku has had two cabinets, in the Prime Minister's Office and as a minister. Ferit Hoxha, in narrow diplomatic circles, has not hidden his desire to be at the head of Albanian diplomacy and that day was today.
A few moments before Edi Rama read the names, a source from the meeting tells me that he made a comment about Belinda Balluku, in front of the ministers and the parliamentary group, that: 'Despite her strong character, whether you like it or not, Belinda Balluku is difficult to replace for her work as a minister or even her political commitments.'
In the corridors of the Socialist Party, Ervin Demo and Delina Brahimi were rumored, but neither of them was entrusted with the position that Albana Koçiu took.
Edi Rama clarified his position in the opening speech of this meeting, where he said that he will await the report that Ulsi Manja is drafting and then made it clear that he will have a position in the coming days.
"The moment when Edi Rama announced the names was without the presence of the media, no photos or footage were released. Regarding Ms. Spiropali, Rama gave a kind of warning, where he was unhappy with the structure of the Foreign Ministry," said Top Channel journalist Muhamed Veliu.