Kosovo's parliament was suspended on Saturday after Time Kadrijaj, a lawmaker from the conservative Alliance for the Future of Kosovo (AAK) party, threw eggs at caretaker Prime Minister Albin Kurti during a parliamentary session, shouting 'Shame on you!' before doing so.
Kosovo parliament suspended after opposition lawmaker throws eggs at caretaker prime minister
Kosovo's parliament was suspended on Saturday after Time Kadrijaj, a lawmaker from the conservative Alliance for the Future of Kosovo (AAK) party, threw eggs at caretaker Prime Minister Albin Kurti during a parliamentary session, shouting 'Shame on you!' before doing so.
Kurti responded to the incident by saying he was 'happy to pay this price' if it was the cost of dialogue.
Kurti's left-wing Vetevendosje (VV) party has its own history of parliamentary disruptions; party representatives launched tear gas in the chamber in 2018 and on multiple occasions in 2015. The AAK holds seven seats in parliament, making it the fourth-largest opposition group.
The egg-throwing incident occurred during a period of ongoing negotiations in which Kurti has been seeking sufficient opposition support to elect a new president. Kosovo has held three elections in just over two years.
Kurti's VV party secured a parliamentary majority with the support of ethnic minority MPs following a December election, which came after an inconclusive vote in February 2025. In a snap election in June, the VV party's share of the vote fell from 51% to 43%, though it retained a parliamentary majority alongside ethnic minority allies.
Electing a president requires a two-thirds majority in parliament. Negotiations have reportedly reached a stalemate, with no candidate agreed upon by either side. A constitutional deadline to elect a speaker of parliament expired on Friday, and opposition lawmakers have threatened legal action over Kurti's request for additional time to negotiate.
Kosovo declared independence from Serbia in 2008 following the 1998-99 war, which ended with Serbia's withdrawal after a NATO bombing campaign. More than half of the world's countries, including the United States and most European Union member states, have recognized Kosovo's independence. Serbia regards Kosovo as part of its own territory.
- The source does not identify which specific opposition parties or lawmakers are threatening legal action.
- The source does not detail what candidate or candidates have been proposed or rejected during negotiations.
- The source does not describe what procedural steps, if any, will follow the expiration of the constitutional deadline to elect a speaker of parliament.
- No comment from AAK party leadership beyond Kadrijaj's statement during the incident is included.
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