Alliance MP threw eggs at Kurti, Dehari suspended session

The constituent session of the Kosovo Assembly resumed more than an hour late. Shortly after it began, an incident occurred, following which the presiding officer, Avni Dehari, suspended the session. Self-Determination leader Albin Kurti once again requested additional time for talks. The Alliance MP Time Kadrijaj then threw eggs at him, while Self-Determination MPs stood up to protect him.

At the beginning of the session, presiding officer Avni Dehari asked MPs to confirm their presence and established that 109 MPs were attending the session. He then gave the floor to Self-Determination leader Albin Kurti.

Kurti, however, once again requested additional time for consultations.

“Consultations are continuing and we still do not have an agreement. Therefore, I am asking for additional time so that we can avoid new elections,” Kurti said.

This angered Alliance MP Time Kadrijaj, who threw eggs at Kurti.

Following the incident, Self-Determination MPs stood up to protect their party leader, a confrontation ensued, and Dehari suspended the session. He also said that MPs would be informed later about when the session would resume.

The first to enter the chamber was LDK MP Vjosa Osmani, followed by other MPs from her party.

The constituent session of the Assembly resumed amid a dispute between the largest party in parliament and the opposition over compliance with the Constitution.

Opposition MPs had called yesterday for the session to continue until midnight, but this did not happen. They first gathered outside the parliament building last night, demanding that the session be held, and then attempted to enter the Assembly chamber, which, however, remained locked.

The constituent session began two days ago. The MPs were sworn in, but presiding officer Avni Dehari then suspended the session at the request of Self-Determination leader Albin Kurti, who asked for additional time for talks.

The Constitutional Court ruled that the parliament must be constituted within 30 days of the certification of the final results of the parliamentary elections. That deadline expired at midnight, but a legal vacuum remains because no consequences have been prescribed for failure to comply with the deadline.