Haradinaj government, extortioner government

The government has become an employment scheme of party militants by overcrowding ministries of up to six deputies, most of whom are not even familiar with Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj himself, writes today “Koha Ditore”.

Which one are you?” is the question the prime minister asked one of the 74 deputy ministers when he passed his word to one of the cabinet meetings.

With this “armat”, former commander of The KLA for the Dukagjin region aims to reap successes in government. But executive observers have called “the prime minister's attempt to convince the opinion that such an absurd number of deputy ministers is needed. According to them, this is just abuse of power and public money. A extortion of its kind.

Last week the chief of executives held the second meeting with deputy ministers to ask if they're reasoning on the salary. He even assembled them at seven o'clock, an hour before the official start of work in institutions. Although he spoke with positive tones about their reports, just a day later Haradinaj urged the ministers to find jobs for the deputy.

“Although there is such a number what it is, which is 74, rationality can be argued if we get them out of work. I had begged them to give them jobs”, Haradinaj told the ministers, clearly confirming that there is no work for these officials paid by public money.