Assembly session disrupted after two one-hour pauses
Two one-hour breaks requested during the November 12, 2026 sitting left opposition MPs without time for questions; speaker Afrim Gashi declared the opposition time expired.
On November 12, 2026, a session of the Assembly intended for opposition MPs to question government ministers descended into interruptions and long pauses instead of the planned question-and-answer exchanges.
Two separate one-hour breaks halted proceedings
The first one-hour break was requested by DUI MP Rina Ajdari, who insisted that the minister of justice attend the sitting to answer questions. Later, ZNAM MP Daniel Stojcheski asked for an additional one-hour pause.
After those two pauses, Assembly speaker Afrim Gashi declared that the time allocated for opposition questions had expired. His announcement triggered heated protests from opposition MPs, who objected to how the session was conducted and the loss of their allotted time.
Opposition benches said they were left without an opportunity to put their questions to the ministers, while supporters of the pauses argued procedural reasons had justified the interruptions. The session continued only after the speaker's ruling that the allotted interval for opposition questions had run out.
The exchanges left the sitting marked by tension and verbal confrontations rather than the scheduled accountability exchanges between MPs and the executive.
Photo: press material from the event
