2ND proposal for Sandër Lleshi, Meta: I must receive new information

2ND proposal for Sandër Lleshi, Meta: I must receive new information

Although referring to those who recently commented on the Constitution as amateurs, the President of the Republic started reviewing the second request from Prime Minister Rama’s proposal to appoint Sandër Lleshi in the position of Minister of Interior.

In a reaction issued at lunchtime today, the Head of state's Spokesman warned that Ilir Meta has started the process of co-operation with the responsible institutions to obtain all possible information regarding Sandër Lleshi's candidacy.

The statement issued by the Presidency reads: 

"Mr. Ilir Meta has started the process of cooperation with responsible institutions to obtain clear, complete and exhaustive answers to all issues for which the President could not clarify the first time, despite his continued efforts for cooperation.

“Regarding this new process, the President has decided to inform the President of the Assembly of his requests. 

“The procedure for appointing a Minister is a process of mandatory and Constitutional cooperation between the three institutions, the Prime Ministry, Presidency and the Assembly,” concluded the statement. 

But does this new process mean that Mr. Meta will sign the name of Sandër Lleshi?

The President has not yet revealed the answer, but has confirmed that based on what is currently available his original decision still stands and he would only reconsider if more exhaustive information came to light. 

President Meta is determined to fulfill his Constitutional responsibilities rigorously and within Constitutional terms, not only in the interest of respecting the Constitution, but also strengthening National Security where the Interior Ministry has a key role.

Both the Embassy of the United States and the Embassy of the European Union have clearly appealed that Albania needs a functional Internal Ministry.

At the start of the week, the Prime Minister said he would leave the deadline open for the Head of State so that he could be obedient to the candidacy.

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