General conflict between the members of the coalition and the opposition in the Parliament of Kosovo with pushing and punching – Parliament’s guard intervened
Episodes were noted today at Parliament of Kosovo during discussion on the situation in the four Serbian municipalities in the north. The moment the prime minister Albin Kurti was on the step and he was referring to the efforts made by the government to de-escalate the tensiona deputy of the Democratic Party stuck to the lectern a photo that it depicts him as having a large nose like Pinocchio. THE deputy prime minister Besnik Bislimi rose from the government benches, peeled off the photo and ostentatiously tore it up. Another deputy of the Democratic Party approached Albin Kurti holding a bottle of water and doused him. Bislimi reacted by hurling a glass bottle that hit the Democratic Party MP in the head. Follow general strife among the members of the coalition and the opposition with pushes and punches until the Parliament guard intervened.
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A big brawl at #Kosovo Assembly this morning. An opposition MP throws water at PM Kurti, and as ministers try to protect him everyone gets involved in fists and more. pic.twitter.com/0CtZArYZTP
— Xhemajl Rexha (@xhemajl_rexha) July 13, 2023
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The opposition has been calling for the resignation of the Kurti government and the announcement of early parliamentary elections for a month. The Prime Minister of Kosovo is accused by the opposition parties that by handling the crisis in northern Kosovo it caused tension in the relations with the western allies and mainly with the USA. The backlash against Kurti intensified in recent days when taped conversations of the vice president of the ruling party appeared on social media “Self-Determination” Mimosa Kusari-Lilieu with her vice president “Serbian List” Slavko Simic. In these talks, agreements are made, in essence a bargain with trade-offs, so that the representatives of the Serbs in the Parliament vote for various government bills. The opposition considers Albin Kurti’s attitude dishonest who publicly characterizes the political representatives of the Serbs as criminals and frauds while he is constantly in contact with them and negotiates. The authenticity of the taped conversations is not confirmed by either side.
Source :Skai
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