Opposition will not vote Vetting Law
30/08/2016 00:00
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Different from what was expected, today’s Parliamentary extraordinary
session will not be a marathon one. The Democratic Party now has an
official stance: they will neither boycott, nor vote the Vetting law as
it is. For the DP, a Vetting law with only the votes of the majority
goes against the Constitution.
Democrats will be in Parliament at 17:00 with Edi Paloka expected to express this stance on behalf of all MPs. But after the meeting held today at noon, sources said that Lulzim Basha insisted to not accept a vetting law without consensus, and, according to the opposition, against the Constitution.
For the opposition leader, the Vetting process should be a legal, not a political process. He accuses the majority also of not coming up with an argument against the remarks and propositions of the DP experts.
The Special Commission for the Justice Reform has 75 amendments from the Democratic Party, for the main seven laws, none of which has been taken in consideration.
Basha said that the draft law, in the current state that it will pass today in Parliament, is a violation of the Constitutional amendments that passed in July 22nd.
It seems that chances are that the majority will pass the Vetting Law with its own votes. DP will insist for consensus, otherwise they will file a request at the Constitutional Court for rejecting it, or they will demand an opinion from the Venice Commission.
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