The territorial reform was approved in Parliament at 1:15 a.m. on October 9, 2026, after a prolonged session marked by political clashes inside the chamber and protests outside Parliament. In this tense climate, Marjana Koçeku later published video of the moment she voted against the law.
The vote passed in the early hours of the morning
According to data from the parliamentary session, 85 MPs voted in favor of the territorial reform in the final vote. The law passed after a marathon of debates between the majority and the opposition, in a session that stretched into the early hours of the morning.
The approval of a reform with a direct impact on territorial organization came in a politically charged atmosphere, with tensions both inside Parliament and outside the parliamentary building.
Koçeku had declared her position earlier
One of the votes against came from Marjana Koçeku, also known as “Neomalësorja.” She had made her opposition public even before the vote took place.
After the law was approved, Koçeku chose to underscore that position by publishing video from the moment of the vote in the chamber.
Video from the chamber, amid the chaos of the decisive moment
In the footage she published, the moment she votes against can be seen, while in the background the disorder that accompanied the session in its decisive moments can be heard and seen.
The published version places the focus on the political gesture of the vote against, in a session where the clash between the sides overshadowed debate over the content of the reform itself.
The publication of the video shifts attention back to the way the territorial reform was voted through and the climate in which the decision was made. Beyond the numerical result, the session also left political question marks over the process and representation in an issue of weight for the country’s administrative division.