The electronic vote on the territorial reform in Parliament took place amid clashes and the intervention of the Guard, in a session that once again highlighted the deterioration of the parliamentary climate. Water and objects were thrown in the chamber, while the voting procedure continued without interruption.
Clashes during the vote in the parliamentary chamber
Tensions were recorded at the moment when Parliament was electronically voting on the territorial reform. According to the version reported from the session, the clash occurred during the continuation of the parliamentary procedure.
Instead of an institutional debate on an issue of weight for local governance, the session was dominated by physical incidents and security intervention.
Bardhi threw water at Socialist Party MPs and objects toward Rama
During the clash, Gazment Bardhi threw water toward Socialist Party MPs. He also threw hard objects in the direction of Prime Minister Edi Rama.
The incident shifted attention away from the vote itself to the chaos in the chamber, turning an important parliamentary procedure into an episode of open political tension.
The Guard intervened, the procedure was not stopped
Immediately after the incident, the Guard intervened. Despite the tensions in the chamber, Speaker of Parliament Niko Peleshi continued with the voting procedure.
This means the session was not suspended even though the situation had moved beyond normal parliamentary control, a detail expected to raise questions about how such episodes are managed in the country’s highest representative institution.
Balluku appeared in the chamber at the time of the vote
At the moment of the vote, Belinda Balluku also appeared in the chamber. Her presence coincided with the phase when the procedure was taking place amid tensions and the intervention of the Guard.
No further details were given about her role in this episode beyond the fact that she arrived to vote.
The session on the territorial reform closed under the shadow of another clash that moves Parliament further away from the standard of institutional debate.
For the public, the lasting image is that of a parliament where procedure continues even when the chamber descends into chaos.