{"id":13690,"date":"2021-05-18T09:42:11","date_gmt":"2021-05-18T09:42:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=13690"},"modified":"2021-05-18T09:45:22","modified_gmt":"2021-05-18T09:45:22","slug":"president-meta-given-deadline-to-have-his-say-on-alleged-unconstitutional-behavior","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/president-meta-given-deadline-to-have-his-say-on-alleged-unconstitutional-behavior\/","title":{"rendered":"President Meta given deadline to have his say on alleged unconstitutional behavior"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Parliamentary Commission tasked to look into the alleged &#8220;unconstitutional behavior of the president&#8221; during the elections announced that President Ilir Meta has until May 24 to respond to the accusations made against him.<\/p>\n<p>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 \u201cit is exercising activities beyond the deadline prescribed by the regulations of the Assembly\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>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 \u201cimpossibility to participate on May 18\u201d as a result of \u201cplanned meetings abroad\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>MP Spartak Braho said that the president\u2019s remarks in not recognizing the parliament are \u201ca putsch\u201d, 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.<\/p>\n<p>In an official letter addressed to the Speaker of the Assembly, President Meta sought to suspend the activities of the inquiry commission arguing that \u201cit violates the deadline allowed by the Constitution\u201d while the parliament is &#8220;infringing the Constitution\u201d for as long there is no parliamentary opposition.<\/p>\n<p>The official letter was dated May 16 however not all members of the inquiry commission had access before and briefly adjourned to review it.<\/p>\n<p>Following the short break, Socialist MPs agreed to proceed with the session to review the remarks of the president during the election campaign.<\/p>\n<p><strong>YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"title-post\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/albania\/2021\/05\/14\/metas-impeachment-commission-authorized-investigative-plan-and-appointed-2-legal-experts\/\">Meta\u2019s impeachment | Commission authorized investigative plan and appointed 2 legal experts<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"title-post\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/albania\/2021\/05\/11\/what-are-the-steps-to-impeach-a-president-in-albania\/\">Impeachment of President Meta: Here\u2019s how the process works<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"title-post\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/albania\/2021\/05\/08\/inquiry-commission-starts-probe-into-president-ilir-meta\/\">Inquiry commission starts probe into President Ilir Meta<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Parliamentary Commission tasked to look into the alleged &#8220;unconstitutional behavior of the president&#8221; during the elections announced that President Ilir Meta has until May 24 to respond to the accusations made against him. 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