Even though decades have passed since the fall of the dictatorship, the ghosts of the former Sigurimi are attempting to return to public life through honorary titles and street naming. The latest report by the Files Authority has raised the alarm, revealing that 15 people with a past of collaborators were selected as candidates to be honored by institutions and municipalities.
The paradox deepens when it comes to the top of politics, where verifying the purity of one's image seems to remain simply a matter of "desire" and not obligation.
The annual report shows that out of 53 political parties that competed in the 2025 parliamentary elections, only six candidates had the courage to voluntarily request a certificate of purity, leaving the rest of the lists in the shadows.
This deliberate neglect of political parties to cooperate with the law is creating a terrain where the communist past can easily be masked with modern decorations. The ball now remains in the court of Parliament, where this report is expected to pit MPs in a heated debate over who truly deserves to be honored in our public spaces.
