TIRANA, Oct 2 /ATA/ – Albanian parliament’s Secretariat for Procedures, Votes and Ethics suspended Wednesday 24 opposition lawmakers following violent clashes that saw MPs set fire to chairs outside the building two days ago.
Three main opposition Democratic Party lawmakers, namely Gazment Bardhi, Flamur Noka and Bledion Nallbati were received a 60-day ban, while 20 other MPs will be suspended for 40 days.
The Secretariat’s meeting lasted over three hours and was marred by clashes with opposition MPs who walked out of the meeting and attempted to block the proceedings.
The disciplinary measures come after Monday’s session, where tensions flared as opposition MPs, protesting against the government, set chairs on fire outside parliament.
Despite these measures, the Democratic Party has vowed that protests will continue and threatened to disrupt parliament’s next plenary session set to convene on Thursday.
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