TIRANA - All the deputies, ministers and socialist exponents were looking forward to the Electoral Congress of the party, as Edi had promised them that the hall would be air-conditioned and it would not last long. Even Bella Ballukja had privately assured most of them: "Here, let's lay the pickets for the next elections and rest for a few days like people!"
That's why everyone was taken aback when President Rama, in the role of Prime Minister, announced the departure of three key ministers and their replacement with three names that made the whole hall search on Google to find out who they were.
Television cameras entered the race to focus on as many shocked faces as possible, when Rama pronounced the names of Baule Talla, Piko Melesh and Ervini financave, who in the SP only remember that he looks a bit like Bashar al-Assad when he was young.
However, at least the two old socialists Talla and Meleshi did not give themselves up. The Minister of the Interior made a careful face, as if to say, "well, what can you do, patience". While Pikua declared to the cameras that he didn't know anything, " but things happen." We don't have the ministries with a cork, even if they moved us from the post, our party moves us".
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But what few paid attention to was that the most surprised of all about the government changes was the prime minister himself. Patronageist learns that after the congress, Rama himself secured a circle of believers: "I didn't know anything either, believe me. I don't understand why I removed them, without giving any explanation as to whether they worked well or badly, how, since, odd. Great surprise!"
What reinforces this sincerity of Rama is the study of the cameras after the closing of the congress.
After Rama made a rag of the opposition and many of his deputies who did not go out on the ground, after he declared that he would stay in power for 100 years, that this people has nowhere to find better; after publicly demanding that all meetings of NATO, EU, IMF, WB, EBRD, UN, KNER and many other acronyms be held exclusively in Tirana, Rama suddenly proposed some exemptions from the minister's duties and their replacement with other names.
It was the moment when most of the attendees were writing messages on their cell phones like, " we're done," "get your bags ready, I'm here," or " go, I'm waiting for you at Rinas."
While Rama's mouth was saying the words " I propose the dismissal of the Minister of the Interior Baule Talla", his mimic himself expressed surprise at what was coming out of his mouth. When he said that the new minister would be Ervin Hoxha, he frowned as if to say " where did he come from?".
Increasingly insecure, Rama announced that he was leaving Piko Meleshi's Ministry of Defense, while his portrait took the form of a question mark.
A special camera pointed out that Rama was looking for Bella Balluken in these moments. Meanwhile, she encouraged him without speaking, with a nod and a slight smile, "that 's it, go on, you're okay!"
There were seconds when Rama was about to pronounce the name of the new Minister of Finance, but he got stuck. Balukja looked her boss in the eyes and moved her lips silently, "Petrit Mali ", a name which Rama said immediately afterwards as if hypnotized.
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Who was close to Bella, especially the minister Mirela Kumbaraja, noticed this occult communication. Immediately after the convention, the Godmother clung to Bella and ignored her. " Oh, how elegant you have become my chick." How beautiful you are, my brother. How much did this lipstick cost you my friend...".
But the Godmother was not alone. Bella was surrounded by dozens of complimentary congressmen and congresswomen who asked her for photos with their mobile phones and invited her for a vacation, " look boss, now in August you will come from us, don't talk...".
Meanwhile, Rama, with a robotic appearance, came out of the hall alone and went to the car. Everyone saw how Ballukja beckoned, "don't forget, straight to the President!"
Note: Patronageist is a satirical column interested in the Lenka-Chukist phenomena