The majority seems to have found a new formula for the functioning of Parliament: the opposition must appear in the Assembly, while the Socialists can vote on laws from the bench.
This is how the meeting of the Committee on Human Rights and Public Information took place. The hall was not seen much on the screen, as the socialist deputies followed the meeting online, each from the position that was convenient for them.
Iris Luarasi led the committee from home, Ardit Bido and several colleagues from the offices, while Piro Dhimo cast his vote from his car.
The opposition, on the other hand, continued its boycott of parliamentary committees. And it was precisely its absence that became the object of criticism from the majority, which, ironically, was also not in the hall.
During the discussion, Luarasi also spoke about the protests in Tirana. She condemned any excesses of the law by the police, but particularly criticized the involvement of minors in the violent clashes, describing the presence of 14-16 year olds among the stones, Molotov cocktails, and tear gas as crossing a “red line.”
But the moment that best summed up the meeting came at the end. Sitting at home, Iris Luarasi called on opposition MPs to abandon the boycott and return to parliamentary committees. Apparently, absence from the Assembly is only a problem when you don't have your camera on.
The opposition should return to the hall because the majority is also doing its job from the couch.
