The parliamentary session ended after tensions in the Assembly chamber, where political confrontation accompanied the vote on the draft law on the Bank of Albania. In the end, according to the official result, the draft passed with 84 votes in favor, securing the qualified majority that was required.
The vote that closed the session
The main item on the session’s agenda was the new draft law on the Bank of Albania. After the vote, Parliament closed the meeting, while the majority managed to pass the draft with 84 votes in favor.
This result gave the initiative the numbers needed for approval, in a session marked not only by political debate, but also by tensions in the chamber.
Clashes between the majority and the opposition
The session was accompanied by clashes between the majority and the opposition, turning the parliamentary discussion into another episode of institutional tension.
Instead of the focus remaining on the content of the draft law, developments in the chamber were dominated by political confrontation and the escalation of the situation between the sides.
DP blocked the podium and lit smoke flares
Democratic Party deputies blocked the speaker’s podium during the session. Smoke flares and hand flares were also lit in the chamber, further worsening the atmosphere in Parliament.
Such scenes and episodes once again highlight the crisis in the normal functioning of parliamentary life, where political confrontation is taking the place of institutional debate.
Rama and Balluku present
Prime Minister Edi Rama and former Deputy Prime Minister Belinda Balluku were also present at this session.
Their presence gave the meeting even greater political weight, at a moment when the vote on an important law was held in a climate of strong tension.
The approval of the draft law on the Bank of Albania thus took place in a session brought to a close amid smoke flares, the blocking of the podium and open political confrontation.
Beyond the voting numbers, the episode once again highlighted the way decision-making in Parliament is taking place under tension, with the standard of parliamentary debate becoming increasingly contested.