Clashes between Democrats and Minister Beqaj in Parliament
November 17, 2016

Democrat MPs stopped with force the Minister of Health, Ilir Beqaj, statement during the Parliamentary Session this Thursday. 

They accused him as corrupted and the symbol of the corruption in Albania after Stop investigative TV show made public a conversation of him and an public administration employee. In this conversation, Beqaj fired him because he did not participate in a party meeting.

Due to this event, Democrat MPs reacted irritated in Parliament. Vice Parliament Speaker, Valentina Leskaj was forced to intervene and interrupt the session but she cannot avoid clashes between them. 

When the session restart, socialist MP Taulant Balla, accused the head of the DP Parliamentary Group, Edi Paloka for punching minister.    

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