Along with the fading heat of August, the fever in the ranks of the ministers of the "Rama 4" cabinet is also increasing. Although there is still no official date for the meeting of the Socialist Party Assembly, it is expected that it will take place within the first week of September, which also coincides with the start of the new parliamentary session. More precisely, on September 5. And if there is no assembly at all, it is almost certain that we will have changes in the government. Lapsi.al sources close to Prime Minister Rama have learned that so far at least 5 ministries are affected.
Health Minister Evis Sala, brought in by Rama for the strong bond of family friendship they had as much as for her valuable academic experience, is among the names that Rama may not reconfirm. At this point where healthcare has degraded and especially endemic corruption in this sector, Sala is powerless to change anything.
Andis Salla, who was catapulted as a successful model of a mayor committed especially to farmers, seems not to have shone enough at the helm of the Ministry of Agriculture. And he can probably only be remembered for two things; the empty, monthly promises to open the IPARD program, and the photo from the beach playing chess with the mayor of Librazhd while the country was in flames from fires.
When we first heard Petrit Malaj from Rama's mouth when he appointed him Minister of Finance, we remembered that he was the famous actor from the Kinostudio Shqipëria e Re films that praised the communist regime. But no, this was Belinda Balluku's Petrit Malaj, a newcomer to politics and public life. The source indicated that he is also among the possible names to leave Edi Rama.
The 2025 election result in Tirana does not seem to help Blendi Gonxha to continue holding the position of Minister of Tourism and Culture. Even more so if we talk about the figures and the progress of this tourist season. Along with the possible departure from the government, Gonxha is also seen as far away from his great ambition, on behalf of which he gathered votes a year ago, to become mayor of Tirana.
A year after Rama pulled him out of Mirela Kumbaro's jacket pocket like a pigeon, Albanians still don't know who the Minister of Environment is. The playful boy, Sofjan Jaupaj, who never took a stand on Zvërnec, Bënja, the burning of forests and many other environmental crimes, will most likely not be reconfirmed in the government on September 5. He too could be the same as Gent Caka in his time. He appeared, stayed for a while and then disappeared without a trace, leaving no political or public contribution.
The replacements for these 5 ministers who are expected to leave are not yet known, but in the end this no longer matters. In the situation where the government has been degraded and in the lurch to which Edi Rama himself has fallen, no name or change is expected to bring anything different. The crisis is about the system set up by Edi Rama and not the names of the puppets he appoints. More than any imagined positive effect, the September changes are expected to produce even more chaos within the majority. ©LAPSI.AL
