{"id":80728,"date":"2025-10-09T18:45:53","date_gmt":"2025-10-09T16:45:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=80728"},"modified":"2025-10-09T19:31:02","modified_gmt":"2025-10-09T17:31:02","slug":"80728-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/80728-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Constitutional Court Suspends Begaj\u2019s Decree on Tirana Elections, Presidency Reacts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The President of the Republic, Bajram Begaj, through his press office, has reacted to the suspension of elections in Tirana following the dismissal of Erion Veliaj.<br \/>\nIn the statement, the Presidency emphasized that President Begaj respects the decision of the Constitutional Court.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn response to media inquiries, we inform you that the Institution of the President of the Republic respects the decision of the Constitutional Court to suspend the part of Decree No. 350, dated 01.10.2025, which sets the date for local elections in the Municipality of Tirana,\u201d the statement reads.<\/p>\n<p>The Constitutional Court, on Thursday, suspended President Bajram Begaj\u2019s decree for partial local elections in Tirana scheduled for November 9.<br \/>\nThe Court decided to refer the case \u2014 submitted by Erion Veliaj \u2014 to a public plenary session on October 31, and to suspend the decree in the section that sets the election date for the Municipality of Tirana.<\/p>\n<p>Erion Veliaj\u2019s lawyers filed two appeals with the Constitutional Court: the first to overturn the government\u2019s decision to dismiss him, and the second following President Begaj\u2019s decree that set November 9 as the date for partial elections, which also included Tirana.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The President of the Republic, Bajram Begaj, through his press office, has reacted to the suspension of elections in Tirana following the dismissal of Erion Veliaj. 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