The Constitutional Court will not have a decision today on Belinda Balluku, regarding the request made by the government to annul the decision of the Constitutional Court that suspended her from office.
The panel, composed of rapporteur Sandër Beci, as well as Sonila Bejtja and Marsida Xhaferllari, is expected to meet next week to review the case of Belinda Balluku, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Infrastructure and Energy, against whom the Special Court has imposed security measures, suspension from exercising her functions and a ban on leaving the country.
The Constitutional Court Panel will meet next week on the Balluku case. Due to the new entry of Marsida Xhaferllari into the Panel after the departure of Holta Zaçaj, whose mandate ended, the meeting has been postponed at her request due to familiarization with the acts.
The College was previously headed by Olta Zaçaj, President of the Constitutional Court, who, due to the end of her mandate, left and was succeeded by Asim Vokshi. Therefore, Marsida Xhaferllari entered the College, who also exercises the duty of President until a new President is elected.
Press release:
The Court, given the media interest in the case involving the Prime Minister of the Republic of Albania, announces the following:
On 21.11.2025, a request was submitted to the Constitutional Court with the applicant the Prime Minister of the Republic of Albania, with the subject: "Resolution of the dispute of competence created between the Prime Minister and the Council of Ministers on the one hand, and the Special Court of First Instance for Corruption and Organized Crime, on the other hand, regarding the suspension of the exercise of the duty of a member of the Council of Ministers. Abrogation of decision no. 118, dated 19.11.2025 of the Special Court of First Instance for Corruption and Organized Crime, for the part that ordered the imposition of the prohibitory measure of suspension of the exercise of the duty of the Deputy Prime Minister and the Minister of Infrastructure and Energy, as an act that violates the guarantee of immunity of the member of the Council of Ministers, the principle of separation of powers and the competences of the bodies that the Constitution has designated as authorities that propose, appoint and approve the ministers in office. Suspension of the effects of the decision until the conclusion of the trial of this request by the Constitutional Court. Interpretation of point 3, article 103, of the Constitution, in the sense that “A member of the Council of Ministers, enjoying the immunity of a deputy, benefits from all procedural guarantees, which are recognized not only by the Constitution to the latter, but also by criminal procedural legislation.”
This issue, due to the public interest it represents, has been considered by the Court to be reviewed with priority, according to the practice followed in similar cases.
The request was registered under number 30 (K) 2025 of the Fundamental Register on 21.11.2025, at 14.00. By drawing lots on the same date, at 15.00, the Panel composed of judges: Holta Zaçaj, chairperson and members Sonila Bejtja and Sandër Beci (rapporteur) was appointed for the preliminary examination of this case. In parallel with these actions, the Legal Service Unit was tasked with preparing the preliminary acts for the examination of the case and distributed them for familiarization to the members of the panel, which had planned to discuss this case on 27.11.2025.
On 25.11.2025, at 10:00, the President of the Republic organized the swearing-in ceremony of Judge Asim Vokshi, who replaced Judge Holta Zaçaj, who completed her mandate.
Under these conditions, on 25.11.2025, the Panel assigned to review the case remained incomplete in its composition. The next day, on 26.11.2025, at 11:00, the Meeting of Judges decided to complete the panel with Judge Marsida Xhaferllari.
The Panel met today as scheduled. At the request of Judge Marsida Xhaferllari, who had received notification of the acts on the afternoon of 26.11.2025, and in accordance with Article 24 of the Rules of Court Procedure, which provides that judges must have the request and the request acts at their disposal at least two days before the Panel meeting, it was determined that the review of the case will be carried out by the Panel on the first working day after the official holidays in November, specifically on 02.12.2025.
The decision-making of the College will be regularly announced on the official website of the Constitutional Court.
