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The anti-American position has no chemistry within the opposition electorate. The only ones who are angry with all US officials are the personal followers of Sali Berisha, who are not the electorate but a group, who will always remain loyal to him and inspired by him...
In the group of political figures who participated as guests in the meeting in honor of President Clinton there was a significant number of politicians who come from the opposition.
Two presidents of the Republic elected by the opposition; such as Bamir Topi and Alfred Moisiu, the former leader of the DP Lulzim Basha, the deputy speaker of the Parliament elected by the DP, Agron Gjekmarkaj, the former leader of the group, Enkelejd Alibeaj, etc.
It was the entire diplomatic corps of heavy and light weight in Tirana. The setting by Gazmend Bardhi and Jorida Tabaku of the state protocol as a "private celebration of Rama" is a forced euphemism that does not stick. Since Rama is the prime minister, every public event belongs to the institution, regardless of whether the people invited by the prime minister like it or not.
In a ceremony, one usually goes for the event, not whether it is one or the other. Until yesterday, they did not leave an opportunity without hitting or calling Bajram Begajn, and when he was not present yesterday at the reception in Clinton's honor, they called him president.
Clinton's event would produce politics, and this was known, even before Edi Rama spoke. After the speeches, there would normally be political news for the day's chronicle. As was the absence of the president of the Republic, where even though Begaj's staff broke the news that it was for health reasons, this did not add up much. The reasons for the absence of the head of state are quite unclear.
More will likely be learned as the days go by. Meanwhile, the news was the non-invitation to Sali Berisha and Ilir Meta, a clear position of the government, which will probably increase the antagonism between these parties.
But the other news was the boycott by Gazmend Bardhi, acting chairman of the DP parliamentary group, and Jorida Tabaku, who is also a leader in the parliamentary committee on European integration.
Their justification is simply a phrase "I left my mouth", as it is clearly a political boycott of the event.
Both Bardhi and Tabaku are carrying out clear actions that they did not do a short time ago. They have even participated together with the majority in international meetings and events. It was a political boycott, bringing the position closer, or rather offering solidarity with Sali Berisha and Ilir Meta.
Both Bardhi and Tabaku, or other MPs from their group, can wage a strong battle in the PD structures until they exhaust all the roads, and if it doesn't work, then they can choose a road other political. Be it, approaching the pulpit, but they can do this, imposing that Berisha and his people close the range of the anti-US political stance, which is turning into a vicious circle of the Albanian right.
The anti-American position has no chemistry within the opposition electorate. The only ones who are angry with all US officials are the personal followers of Sali Berisha, who are not the electorate but a group, who will always remain loyal and inspired by him.
But the political boycott of Bill Clinton is the strong position of Gaz Bardhi, who is officially the chairman of the DP parliamentary group. Naturally, he tried not to confuse it with the official act, sending photos to the US embassy, while Bill Clinton is a private citizen, even though he is a former president and has political influence.
But the abandonment of this meeting by the two PD leaders who have already left the party is a political act that they wanted to identify with. When they have hundreds of cases, whether attacking Edi Rama or the government in Parliament. So they become more aggressive.
That boycott was made only to attract Berisha's attention, to bring them closer to the podium, and to run for them in 2025. To form a political group visibly angry, upset and against US positions. So an anti-American party in political logic.
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