The Parliamentary Commission tasked to look into the alleged “unconstitutional behavior of the president” during the elections announced that President Ilir Meta has until May 24 to respond to the accusations made against him.
Earlier on, the presidency released an official statement refusing to recognize the legitimacy of the commission, as well as the parliament itself, on the basis that “it is exercising activities beyond the deadline prescribed by the regulations of the Assembly”.
During the meeting that took place today, the head of the commission Alket Hyseni proposed to extend the deadline until May 24, mentioning some of the arguments used by the president such as the “impossibility to participate on May 18” as a result of “planned meetings abroad”.
MP Spartak Braho said that the president’s remarks in not recognizing the parliament are “a putsch”, while Hyseni added that the matter does not fall under the competencies of the commission, but will be used as evidence in the final verdict.
In an official letter addressed to the Speaker of the Assembly, President Meta sought to suspend the activities of the inquiry commission arguing that “it violates the deadline allowed by the Constitution” while the parliament is “infringing the Constitution” for as long there is no parliamentary opposition.
The official letter was dated May 16 however not all members of the inquiry commission had access before and briefly adjourned to review it.
Following the short break, Socialist MPs agreed to proceed with the session to review the remarks of the president during the election campaign.
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