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The Albanian Parliament on Wednesday impeached President Ilir Meta for violating the constitution and discharged him from the post. In an extraordinary session, the parliament voted 104-7 to discharge the president. Three abstained. The final approval comes from Albaniaâs Constitutional Court within three months.
A report of a parliamentary investigation concluded that Meta had violated the constitution with his biased approach against the ruling Socialists during the April 25 parliamentary electoral campaign. The report said Meta violated 16 articles and also incited violence.
âIlir Meta has betrayed the mission of the president of . Albania,â Prime Minister Edi Rama said in his speech before the vote. âIlir Meta has humiliated the constitution.â
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Albania Parliament Votes to Impeach President
Voice of America
10 Jun 2021, 05:05 GMT+10
TIRANA, ALBANIA - Albania s Parliament voted Wednesday to impeach President Ilir Meta, after the ruling Socialist Party accused him of meddling in the April 25 national election and violating the country s constitution.
The issue goes now to the Constitutional Court, which will have the final say.
One hundred and four lawmakers voted in favor, seven against and three abstained in the Socialist-dominated legislature. Ninety-four votes, or two-thirds, were needed for the impeachment.
Some 30 years since the Balkan nation s communist era came to an end, it is the first time that Albania s Parliament has voted to impeach the president. Lawmakers followed an accelerated procedure to impeach after an ad hoc investigative commission worked for three weeks to conclude that Meta had committed impeachable offenses.
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