Overview
- The disruption occurred on Saturday when opposition MP Time Kadrijaj approached acting prime minister Albin Kurti and threw multiple eggs at him during a parliamentary session, forcing security to intervene and the plenary to be suspended.
- Kurti had just asked lawmakers for extra time to negotiate a deal on the speaker and presidency rather than nominate a candidate, saying more talks were needed to avoid another round of voting.
- Parliament’s live broadcast was cut and the session was halted after the attack, and no new sitting has been scheduled while talks between Kurti’s Vetevendosje and rivals remain unresolved.
- The episode exposed legal uncertainty after the July 8 certification of June’s results: the 30-day deadline to constitute parliament has lapsed without clear remedies and the two-month window to elect a president could automatically trigger fresh elections if missed.
- Vetevendosje is the largest party but lacks the two-thirds needed to pick a president, making smaller parties such as the LDK kingmakers; the egging spread on social media and highlights rising polarization that risks further institutional collapse and voter fatigue.