Prime Minister Edi Rama has brought back into public circulation from Paris the idea of creating a Bektashi state, a thesis long discussed but so far not accompanied by full institutional clarifications, deadlines, or concrete steps. In a brief response during a discussion at the “Peace Forum,” Rama limited himself to the formula: “Yes, we are working on this and let’s see where we get.”
The statement was made during a discussion in Paris
Rama took part in a conversation at the Musée de l’Homme in Paris, where the “Peace Forum” is taking place. The discussion focused on the enlargement of the European Union and the future of the younger generation.
Among the questions addressed to the prime minister was again the issue of creating a Bektashi state in Albania, an initiative articulated earlier at the political level but without any visible institutional materialization.
Rama’s response remained general
Asked whether Albania would continue to push this project forward also in the perspective of European Union membership, Rama gave a short answer without going into details.
According to the version made public by the event itself, the head of government said: “Yes, we are working on this and let’s see where we get.” The statement was not accompanied by explanations of what this process specifically means, which institutions are involved, and on what legal basis such a step would be built.
An idea raised long ago, still without public clarity
The issue of the so-called “Bektashi state” has been mentioned before as well, but so far the public has not seen a full platform, draft, consultation, or detailed initiative that would clarify the real scope of the project.
It is precisely the lack of transparency that has left room for uncertainty: whether this is a symbolic concept, a special administrative status, or another formula that the government has not yet made clear. For the moment, Rama’s statement remains at a political and declarative level.
The forum debate also touched on the notion of freedom
In the same discussion, Rama was also asked about how he defines freedom in relation to the European project. In his response, he linked freedom to the ability to move, to speak, and to express one’s opinion, comparing it with the period when, according to him, at the age of 26 he had to fight to cross Albania’s border and see the world.
The political and public focus of his intervention, however, remained on the revival of the idea of a Bektashi state, a topic that raises no small number of questions about the real substance of the initiative and its institutional seriousness.
So far, there has been no broader explanation from the government of what “we are working on this” means in practice, while the statement made in Paris once again gives life to an idea that continues to remain more of a political promise than a clear public project.