A total of 129 deputies attended the session. Immediately after the vote, opposition members protested inside the parliamentary chamber, banging on tables and seizing the podium, creating a chaotic scene. Taulant Balla, head of the Socialist Party (PS) parliamentary group, urged the legislature to continue with the scheduled bills, avoiding further debate over the arrest request.
The session considered the most important of the parliamentary session that began in mid-January, lasted less than 90 minutes. Reports from the Mandates and Immunities Committee were presented for over an hour, during which no consensus was reached between the government and opposition on the matter.
Outside the Parliament, opposition supporters had gathered to protest, though no violent incidents were reported.
SPAK had requested parliamentary authorization for the arrest of Balluku, with the request pending for nearly three months. Socialist deputies argued that Balluku had complied with existing precautionary measures, including a travel ban, and emphasized that she was not accused of corruption, but rather of violating tender equality rules, a criminal offense punishable with a fine.
For the Socialists, the Parliament’s role is to filter SPAK requests while respecting the Constitution.