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The "Xhafaj" Commission has the necessary votes to amend any law that requires a qualified majority...
Edi Rama's supermajority looks set to be a real threat to justice. After securing 83 seats from the SP and three more from Tom Doshi's PSD – a party that has consistently voted in line with the government – the new majority holds 86 votes in the Assembly.
This is a number that crosses the threshold of a qualified majority and gives the political power complete control over legislation and the institutional structure.
These votes are not just a statistic, they are a key to undoing or reformatting every achievement of justice reform. And this risk is not theoretical. The warnings have been coming for a long time. Ever since Erion Veliaj was arrested, the prime minister has been lashing out at SPAK and the new judiciary. He publicly declared that “SPAK cannot operate without being checked” and signaled a review of its powers.
A year ago, the "Xhafaj" commission was established, a commission whose goal is to fight corruption and review the structure of institutions. Not without reason, the work of this commission was dragged out and the conclusions were left after the elections.
Although the DP abandoned the commission and internationals criticized it, the SP continued its work. Xhafaj has secured a mandate as an MP and will be at the head of it this term as well. But this time he feels very comfortable, since the SP has the necessary votes to intervene in every law and Code.
Today, with a Parliament under total control, a fragmented opposition, and weakened independent institutions, the Socialist Party has everything it needs to intervene at the core of the system. It would not be surprising if, under the pretext of “efficiency,” it were proposed to merge institutions such as the Supreme Audit Office or the HIDAA, or to limit the powers of the SPAK.
The 86 votes in the Assembly are the strongest tool that an Albanian government has ever had in its hands since the time of major political changes. The question that arises today is: will they be used to further build the reform, or to destroy it definitively? The justice reform is facing a vital test, that of survival in the face of a government that can no longer tolerate control. /Pamphlet
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