The Constitutional Court has decided to refer to the Assembly of Judges the request submitted by Prime Minister Edi Rama, which relates to the measures imposed on Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Infrastructure and Energy, Belinda Balluku. The decision comes after the necessary unanimity was not achieved within the Court's College to decide on the admissibility of the request.
Currently, a date has not yet been set for the meeting, where the eight judges of the Constitutional Court are expected to review all the admissibility criteria of the case. This phase will determine whether the Prime Minister's request will proceed to a trial on the merits in a plenary session, or whether it will be decided not to accept it.
At the heart of the issue lies the government's opposition to the measures imposed by the GJKKO against Balluk, who has been banned from leaving the country and has been suspended from exercising public functions.
Announcement of the Constitutional Court
In today's official statement, the Court announced:
“The Panel of the Court convened on 02.12.2025, as planned, for the preliminary examination of the request. The Panel decided to transfer the case to the Meeting of Judges to assess whether all the criteria for its admissibility for examination in a plenary session are jointly met, in accordance with Article 31 of the Organic Law of the Constitutional Court and Article 24 of the Rules of Court Procedure.”
The court also announced that the decisions of the Meeting of Judges will be regularly published on the institution's official website.
What does this decision mean?
The transfer of the case to the Meeting of Judges indicates that there was no unanimity within the College, so the case is transferred to the broader decision-making body. The Meeting will review the admissibility criteria from the beginning and will decide whether:
• the government's request will be judged on its merits, in a plenary session, or
• the request will be declared inadmissible.
This decision is a key stage for the legal and political fate of Minister Balluku.
