Amid clashes and political noise in Parliament, attention was also drawn to several scenes that usually remain outside the official broadcast. Cameras captured what some political figures were doing in the chamber as the session unfolded under tension.
A tense session, but not only at the podium
This Thursday’s plenary session was marked by clashes and tension in Parliament, producing yet another episode in the heated political climate accompanying parliamentary debates.
Beyond the statements and exchanges in the chamber, the recorded footage also showed another side of what happens during sessions, away from the microphone and the day’s official narrative.
Berisha searches Google for news about his 2005 cabinet
In one of the moments captured on camera, Democratic Party leader Sali Berisha appears opening old news stories and searching on Google for advisers from his government cabinet in 2005.
The footage focuses on behavior that, in a politically charged session, raises questions about how time and attention are used inside the parliamentary chamber.
Igli Hasani with rock & roll videos on YouTube
On the other side of the chamber, Igli Hasani was filmed watching rock & roll music videos on YouTube.
This was happening while protests by Democratic Party MPs could be heard in the background in Parliament, a contrast made even more visible by the footage.
Erjo Mile and searches for car seats
In the same footage, Fier MP Erjo Mile appears looking online at photos of car seats.
The detail, peripheral as it may seem, once again feeds the long-running debate over the seriousness of parliamentary representation and how sessions are conducted in practice, beyond public rhetoric.
Such footage does not necessarily change the course of a session, but it sheds light on a reality the public rarely sees: what happens on the benches of Parliament when attention is formally supposed to be on the parliamentary debate.
In an institution that seeks public trust, even these small episodes become meaningful indicators of political culture and standards of accountability.