The Constitutional Court today, more than ever, has been put in the spotlight and perhaps even an institution where politicians have turned their eyes because their political fates depend on it. On December 2, the Constitutional Court will review Edi Rama's request in the College related to the suspension of the decision of the Constitutional Court of Kosovo of the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Infrastructure and Energy, which has removed her right to exercise public functions and has prohibited her from leaving the country.
A first request of this kind that naturally has high public attention. Ms. Balluku is accused of violating equality in tenders in two episodes and her confrontation with justice will be long, but the decision of the Constitutional Court is decisive for her.
Sali Berisha, former prime minister accused in the Partizani case, is knocking on the Constitutional Court for the second time. On December 17, he will request the lifting of the obligation to appear. While Ilir Meta, the abolition of the measure of arrest with prison. For the former president, the court expects the evidence to be submitted by December 9 and will then issue a date for the hearing.
The next politician is the mayor of Tirana, Erion Veliaj. He also hopes for freedom in the High Court. His request was registered last week and the evidence of the parties is expected to be submitted. Veliaj will likely learn his fate in the first months of 2026. By then, he will have completed 1 year in prison.
Given these issues, the Constitutional Court is in everyone's attention and is facing a test that will seal the fate of the justice reform. As is rare, the Constitutional Court is being tested by politics of all stripes and colors. Previously, it was anathema to Sali Berisha and certain segments of the left and right, but to some extent it has managed to impose itself on Albanian politics with its positions and decisions. Short of one member but fully empowered to make the right decisions, the Constitutional Court overcame the challenge of imposition by segments of the majority a few days ago to impose Naureda Llagami as its member.
Now its body has only one great challenge to overcome: that of overcoming political emotions to see and judge simply on the Constitution and its cold and clear letters. And this is neither simple, nor insurmountable. It is simply the challenge that thousands of Albanians face every day who must choose between good and evil.
