The prestigious British newspaper The Guardian has published an article about the incident that occurred yesterday in Kosovo’s parliament, where Time Kadrijaj, an MP from the Alliance, threw eggs at acting Prime Minister Albin Kurti.

According to the report, the country has been experiencing a political deadlock for nearly two years.

During the constitutive session, Kadrijaj took eggs out of her bag and threw them at Kurti while chanting, “Shame, shame.” The current prime minister was once again seeking to adjourn the session without putting forward a candidate for speaker of parliament, claiming that he needed additional time for talks on the election of the president.

The British outlet also recalled a similar incident from 2015, when former Prime Minister Isa Mustafa was the “target” of such an attack and was also pelted with eggs.

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Following the interruption of the constitutive session, acting Prime Minister and leader of the Vetëvendosje Movement, Albin Kurti, explained that his party had not nominated a candidate for speaker of parliament, even though it had the necessary votes. According to him, electing the speaker without a political agreement on the president would lead Kosovo toward new elections.

Kurti said that a solution should be sought through a meeting between the leaders of the parliamentary parties, with the aim of reaching an agreement on making the Assembly operational, forming the government and electing the president.

He warned that any attempt to constitute the Assembly without an agreement that would ensure the presence and votes of lawmakers for the President of the Republic would inevitably end in new, repeated, early, unnecessary and harmful elections.

The head of the Vetëvendosje Movement said that efforts to engage in dialogue had not ended. Over the past few hours, he said, he had held a meeting, sent letters inviting the leaders to talks, responded to their positions in the absence of meetings and exchanged phone messages with them.

According to Kurti, there is no reason for the parties to avoid an agreement or communication, and therefore the efforts made so far should not be considered failed or over.

Kurti stressed that responsibility for electing the president does not rest solely with the Vetëvendosje Movement. He added that the head of state should stand above party politics, be distanced from everyday disputes and not be part of the current political scene, but rather be a figure with proven character, values and professional and national merits.

He reiterated his invitation to the chairman of the Democratic Party of Kosovo, Bedri Hamza, the chairman of the Democratic League of Kosovo, Lumir Abdixhiku, and the chairman of the Alliance, Ardian Gjini, to meet. Kurti called for talks to produce a political agreement on a common way forward, in the interest of the institutions of the Republic, the people of Kosovo and its future.

Commenting on the incident involving Alliance for the Future of Kosovo lawmaker Time Kadrijaj, who threw eggs at him, Kurti said he was ready to pay even this price if it served as an opportunity to bring the party leaders to the same table.

He clarified that he was not complaining about the eggs thrown at him, but about the fact that the political leaders refused to meet, adding that even having the prime minister’s suit and trousers struck would be a price he would accept if it persuaded them to sit down and talk.

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Acting Prime Minister Albin Kurti responded at a press conference following the suspension of the constitutive session.

The session was suspended after Kurti failed to propose a name for the post of speaker of parliament. Following this development, Alliance MP Time Kadrijaj threw eggs in Kurti’s direction, escalating tensions.

Kurti said that responsibility for forming the government lies with the winning party, LVV, while the election of a consensual president is a matter that concerns all parties.

Commenting on the incident in parliament and the throwing of eggs at him, he said he was ready to pay this price if it enabled the parties to meet and engage in dialogue.

“If being pelted with eggs, and having the prime minister’s jacket and trousers hit by eggs thrown by an MP, is the price I have to pay in order for them to sit down, talk and engage in dialogue with one another, I am happy to pay that price. Let them just come to the meeting; let us just sit down and talk. I am not complaining that they are throwing eggs at me, but I am complaining that they do not want to meet,” Kurti said.

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Protesters have “targeted” Socialist Party MPs Ervin Hoxha and Eduard Shalsi with eggs as they were heading to the Assembly for the plenary session.

Hoxha and Shalsi were walking through the Pedestrian Street when protesters began pelting them with eggs.

The protesters also chanted in unison “O traitors,” “Parliament of crime,” “traitors of the nation,” and “O Jew.”

Shortly before, protesters also attacked Interior Minister Besfort Lamallari with eggs as he was passing through the pedestrian area.

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Protesters have “targeted” another official car with eggs. Citizens pelted it several times with eggs, while the driver accelerated to get away, with one protester chasing after the vehicle and striking it again.

“Deputies of crime,” the protesters shouted as they threw eggs.

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Vangjel Dule also faced the protesters who gathered in front of Parliament as the plenary session was underway. The head of the PBDNJ is seen walking into the institution, while citizens address him by calling him a thief.

“Hey thief with glasses,” they called out to him.

Meanwhile, other people who appear not to be lawmakers and were entering Parliament also became the “prey” of the attack with eggs and tomatoes.

A woman tries to clean her trousers after they were soiled.

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This Monday, as expected, there were tensions in front of Parliament. Protesters attacked an official car with eggs and water bottles.

Recall that from 10:30 a.m., citizens began a protest in front of Parliament, shouting slogans against the Albanian political class.

“Parliament of crime,” “Rama resign,” “You do not represent us,” were some of the slogans shouted by protesters at politicians.

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On this Monday, citizens have gathered in front of Parliament as the plenary session scheduled for 12:00 is expected to begin. They have “armed” themselves with eggs to target the MPs who will enter the institution.

They have also written names on them.

In some photos, the name of Prime Minister Edi Rama, Anila Denaj, and other officials can be seen written on the eggs.

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It was initially Taulant Balla who instructed MPs on how to avoid the protesters’ eggs. Like a platoon commander from the days of Enver Hoxha’s military drills, Mr. Balla directed the MPs to carry out evasive maneuvers to escape the eggs.

“Attention. On the Toptani side there are protesters with eggs. Come from the Mosque side,” the head of the parliamentary group wrote to the Socialist MPs.

But although at the entrance Rama’s MPs managed to avoid the protesters, the situation changed around midday, when on the way out the vehicles of some MPs were hit with eggs by the protesters. The first to complain about the police was Erjon Braçe, whose car was struck several times with eggs by protesters.

“The fact that the police are allowing the degradation of MPs in front of cameras is unacceptable. And there are only 100 of them in total. And in practical terms it is a physical attack,” Braçe wrote.

Rama’s communications director, Jonida Shehu, asked MPs to avoid the protesters.

Blendi Gonxhja also joined the discussion, but Mr. Gonxhja seems to have regretted what he wrote and deleted it immediately. In general, Mr. Gonxhja writes strange things unrelated to the topic or the situation, such as complaints that tickets for Kanye West’s concert are not being sold. It is not known whether this time too he raised the issue of concert tickets, because the message was deleted quickly.

But the discussion continued with Mr. Braçe, who described the attacks on MPs as deliberate hunting.

“Look, I think this is deliberate and this is a clear hunt against every MP, regardless of whether it is a man or a woman. If the state police have this objective, very well; good for everyone, but we don’t owe this to anyone,” Braçe continued in his complaint.

The Socialist MP from Lezhë, Admir Kadeli, also felt frightened.

“At the very least, why don’t you let the MPs’ cars inside, but leave them to come out on foot? Is Parliament’s security endangered by the MPs’ cars?!” Kadeli asked in the form of a complaint to the parliamentary administration, which does not allow MPs’ cars inside Parliament’s perimeter.

Exactly 20 minutes after these discussions, police intervened violently, escorting away six protesters and holding them for several hours at police stations in Tirana.

But beyond revealing why the government set the police against the protesters, the conversations between Socialist MPs show something even bigger: the majority is now frightened of the protesters and sees conspiracies everywhere./Kapitali

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In footage released by Ora News, the moment can be seen when eggs and water bottles are thrown at the car.

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