The majority and the opposition will sit at the table tomorrow to discuss the election of the country's new president. Meetings between the chairmen of the parliamentary groups will be held separately, where at 09:00 it is expected to be discussed between the head of the socialist parliamentary group Taulant Balla and Mesila Doda.
Afterwards, the meeting will be followed by Fatmir Mediu, which will take place at 10:00, and at 11 a.m., a meeting with the head of the PD parliamentary group, Enkelejd Alibeaj, is scheduled, who has not yet confirmed his participation.
On May 16, at 17:00, the first round of voting for the election of the President of the Republic will take place, a decision which was taken at the meeting of the Conference of Presidents. On May 15 at 16:00 is the deadline to submit the official proposals of the deputies, while on May 16 at 10:00, the Law Commission for the evaluation of candidacies convenes. The deadlines were set by a vote of the Socialist Party, as the representatives of the opposition did not take part in the voting.
Of all the names proposed by Socialist Party MPs for the new President, only 67 have been selected by the negotiating team for further discussion among the majority itself, other parliamentary groups and civil society. Prime Minister Edi Rama has not ruled out the possibility that they will appear in the first rounds with more than 1 candidacy. Ilir Meta will be in charge of the Presidency until July 24, 2022, while the Assembly must start the process of his election no later than May 24, 2022 according to the Constitution.