According to political scientist Melazim Koci, the Constitutional Court will issue a decision on the presidential decree dissolving the Assembly much sooner than it has announced, and he is convinced that the decision will annul that decree. On March 9, the court imposed a temporary measure against the decree dissolving the Assembly, a measure that is valid until March 31.
He said that the four articles of the Constitution clearly state when the Assembly can be dissolved, and as he said, in the current case it does not foresee the dissolution of the Assembly at any point.
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Letter to the Reader — Why We're Asking for Your Support Contribute"I strongly believe that the Constitutional Court will make a decision before March 31, I base this on the fact that the case is not complicated. Regardless of political positions, the case is very clear, we are dealing with a serious constitutional violation, but one that is easily deciphered," he said on Interaktiv.
Koci added that the minimum that President Vjosa Osmani could do before making the decision was to consult with political parties.
"At a minimum, if the president was called upon in this article (86), she should have invited the political parties, consulted and then made the decision. We are a parliamentary democracy and the president and prime minister are not above the Assembly, they answer to the Assembly. Therefore, I am convinced that this case will end soon with the annulment of President Osmani's decree," he stressed.
According to the temporary measure imposed by the Constitutional Court, which is in effect until March 31, President Vjosa Osmani cannot call elections, but the Parliament also remains inactive.
President Osmani issued a decree to dissolve the Assembly, after the Assembly failed to elect a president on the last day of the constitutional term.
Osman's term as president ends on April 4.
Meanwhile, the Constitutional Court's decision could restore the functionality of the Assembly for at least 60 days or send the country to elections.