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Published : Feb 14, 2019, 8:06 PM IST

Tirana: Albania's parliament on Thursday suspended a session on neighbour North Macedonia's accession to NATO after an opposition lawmaker threw ink at the prime minister Edi Rama.

Opposition lawmaker throws ink at Albania PM

Lawmakers were to vote to ratify North Macedonia's NATO accession, but the session was disrupted when Lulzim Basha, the main opposition centre-right Democratic party leader, harshly criticised the leftist government for corruption.

Opposition lawmaker throws ink at Albania PM
As Rama admonished him, opposition lawmaker Edi Paloka threw ink at Rama.

Paloka was asked to leave the hall and suspended for 10 days from parliament.

Lawmakers later voted unanimously in favour of the NATO accession protocol for North Macedonia.

Talat Xhaferi, visiting Macedonian speaker present in the hall, thanked Albania for that "solemn act."

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The opposition is planning a rally Saturday asking for a transitory Cabinet before municipal elections in June.

Albania, a NATO member since 2009, is expecting a positive answer form the European Union to launch full membership negotiations.

Lawmakers were to vote to ratify North Macedonia's NATO accession, but the session was disrupted when Lulzim Basha, the main opposition centre-right Democratic party leader, harshly criticised the leftist government for corruption.

Opposition lawmaker throws ink at Albania PM
As Rama admonished him, opposition lawmaker Edi Paloka threw ink at Rama.

Paloka was asked to leave the hall and suspended for 10 days from parliament.

Lawmakers later voted unanimously in favour of the NATO accession protocol for North Macedonia.

Talat Xhaferi, visiting Macedonian speaker present in the hall, thanked Albania for that "solemn act."

Also Read: Singapore hotel evacuated after blasts, fire

The opposition is planning a rally Saturday asking for a transitory Cabinet before municipal elections in June.

Albania, a NATO member since 2009, is expecting a positive answer form the European Union to launch full membership negotiations.

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