The Conference of Speakers at the Presidency of the Assembly today was accompanied by fierce political debates between the majority and the opposition, mainly over the failure to hold a meeting of the Immunities Council and the delay in reviewing SPAK's request to lift the immunity of Deputy Prime Minister Belinda Balluku.
The head of the DP Parliamentary Group, Gazment Bardhi, accused the majority of “flagrant violation of the Rules of Procedure,” noting that the opposition had requested a meeting of the Immunities Council five times, but its requests had been rejected. Bardhi added that the meeting was scheduled for January 28, but was canceled two hours before it began with an order containing “false information.”
"The decision to postpone the meeting following the Constitutional Court's decision is arbitrary and has no legal basis," said Bardhi, accusing the majority of protecting the interests of Prime Minister Edi Rama and Balluku.
For his part, the Speaker of the Assembly, Niko Peleshi, stated that the postponement of the meeting was done in accordance with the Rules of Procedure and the proposal of the majority deputies, arguing that the Assembly is a party to the constitutional impasse and must await the decision of the Constitutional Court.
The Secretary General of the Freedom Party, MP Tedi Blushi, has also directly accused the Speaker of Parliament Niko Peleshi of abusing the Parliament to protect Belinda Balluku. According to him, the majority acts with double standards by sentencing citizens to prison for double parking, but on the other hand protects the Deputy Prime Minister.
Meanwhile, the chairman of the Socialist Party Parliamentary Group, Taulant Balla, stated that any opposition complaint can be made according to the regulation and that the decision to wait for the Constitutional Court is fair, based on the fact that the Assembly itself is a party to this issue.
DP MP Luciano Boçi criticized the way parliament functions, emphasizing that laws are being approved "at night, without debate and without transparency," classifying these practices as "violations of parliamentary and democratic standards."
The same concern was raised by DP MP Ina Zhupa, who stressed that the legislative process has turned into an “empty formality,” accusing the majority of not respecting transparency, opposition representation, and the public interest. She criticized the adoption of important laws late at night and the lack of information for citizens.
