Jorida Tabaku spoke today about developments in the Democratic Party and yesterday's opposition protest, but her message remained in the air: general criticism, without any names, without any specific address. As if the leader of the DP were a man without a name or surname.
The MP again presented herself as a "critic", emphasizing that she had believed in meritocracy, but that this was not given to her within the party, even though - as she said - she came out with the most votes in the Primary and in the May 11 elections. A statement that leaves many questions, since she is not the only primary winner who remained off the lists. Other winners were forgotten, while the meritocracy, which she speaks of, seems to have long since passed away in the party where she is a member.
"I have been critical and continue to be critical... maybe I believed in meritocracy and I was not given this meritocracy within the DP... What is the way, to go out into the streets and attack and throw stones? No, it is let's talk, let's gather and talk...", said Tabaku.
But to whom are these words addressed? Whom are they asking to “change from within”? There are no names. There is no responsibility. Just an abstract appeal for reflection.
Tabaku even announced that he had spoken to the "doctor", underlining that the path is not public confrontation, but internal discussion. A stance that to many sounds like an attempt to maintain balance: to criticize a little, but without ruining the relationship with the current leadership.
"I also spoke to the doctor... The way is to change. All colleagues agree that the DP must change internally...", she said.
In the end, she admits that "there is a lot of work to be done in the DP structures." But again without specifying who is responsible for the current situation.
Amidst gentle criticism and cautious servility, Tabaku's stance today seemed exactly what an electorate tired of internal uncertainties calls: neither meat nor fish.
