Challenges of the new parliament

Challenges of the new parliament

From Krasniqi Approach

The new Parliament elected in the June 23 will meet tomorrow at the inaugural session . He is eight transitional parliament . Among the MPs who are expected to take the oath of deep contrasts : one of 60 new deputies is the next prime minister and winner of the election , Edi Rama , one of only two members of the eight seats is outgoing prime minister and loser , Sali Berisha . As successor , the new chairman of the opposition is outside parliament . MP 's second oldest will lead the session , N.Dokle , the only socialist 8 seats and the only speaker who has resigned from the top post . Ironically , three other members with more mandates are three historical figures of the left , Ruçi Meta Islam , further first whip , the second president of SMI in three - polar political system and the third member " flow new " Democrats .

Often read as formal innovation statistics . If such request p.sh , have a much larger number of women in parliament than in the last 4-5 parliaments , have a 20 -year member who will divide the day between faculty and parliament have 23 politicians from businessmen layer transition , we have nine parliamentary parties have failed to provide at least one parliamentary term , as we have confirmation of the most prominent members of the parliamentary debate last four years . MPs back a couple , husband and wife , and four families have their representatives in the group of the majority and the opposition . The explanation is simple : in the 2013 elections won votes against the government , vote and vote share pragmatic , while the MPs who had won the trust largest party chiefs , personal staff , friends , sponsors , bodyguard and everything else falls on the first personal political leaders of the main family .

Further statistics fast start of the new parliament accompanied by political several new features that make it comparable with the figures of 1992 and parliament in 1997 , and in form to that of 2005. The majority has profound difference to the opposition , it does not need its formal consensus to adopt laws set by vote , its base is bipolar , with only two parties and no obstacles to reaching a compromise between them . In the political majority has a clear popular mandate change and reform . Much is expected of her , just as in 1992 , 1997 and 2005 , even qualitatively far more than any other party . People are frustrated , tired and faded by misrule . Those seeking employment , security , support , protection from abusive bureaucracy , equality before the law , dignity and integration . So what require all parties promise of 20 years and is still far from real opportunities to achieve .

The new parliament begins with a paradox . There will be a former deputy mayor who was stripped of immunity to corruption , a political leader who was four years in government, and only the last 4 weeks in opposition and today comes there with the flag of rebirth , change , reform - ie with the opposite of her 4 -year heritage . The new leader Ilir Meta , known for parliamentary revolt of 2006 , ironically , lackluster career closes the first woman president parliament Topalli , which is 17 years in politics and power ( first year commission chairwoman , 8 years vice / president and other parliament speaker 8 ) failing to make a positive model innovation or parliamentary tradition . He comes there to convey an image of its new leader as moderator , something that he needs and that somehow helps remove the negative image of corruption scandals and clientelistic model of the party he leads.

Paradoxically it was yesterday that the opposition 's penalty old ( constitutional changes in 2008 ) now return on assets for power and opposition to new sanctions . These changes produced a strong executive prime minister and a weak parliament . Roles were reversed but the pattern remains . Numerical profound difference between the majority and minority parliament would make much more formal than its essential constitutional role . This risk can narrow parliamentary democratic space , and if not remedied by a new political model could create conditions for return as will other absolute majority , the majority without control , monotonous , ultimately arbitrary and abusive . The fact that SP decided to apply new names to the government and Senators became parliamentary terms to offset this handicap , to revive parliamentary life and to dictate the flow qualitatively and political debate in parliament. A challenge that can be achieved in the first two years , but as always, you can create a problem in the second half of the term , especially when the gap between the executive and the legislature to come out .

The new parliament should put an end to the abusive practices of early political and militant committees ( both committees are still in formal function ) , will need to create qualitative investigation practices and positive recommendation problematic especially in the area of ​​security , situation in the justice system and the role of independent institutions . It will be open to the public , not through theatrical performances with groups of students and civil servants ordered militants , but with transparent practices and extensive public consultation with the legislative process in the selection of senior officials in government control and representation major public interest . He will have to investigate and prove misrule institutional claims , regardless of party names and logos , to prevent rotation equated with acts of corruption amnesty and positive models to follow other countries , such as Croatia or Slovenia .

Above all New Parliament needs to escape the banal political conflict model , empty rhetoric and political provocations , to cast a positive step in the conversion as is and not as it should be - in the temple constitutional democracy ! Great expectations lead to great disappointments , to parliament modestly to plan , promote and implement concrete things , acts concrete , concrete projects , which it cut deep distance between policy making and citizen / community . The more transparency , the more competition , the more qualitative debate , as many consultations on laws , as many foreign expertise , the more direct democracy and less use of the dictates of political cartoons - are ideal tips for a parliament that reflects all that is good in itself and negative transition - we value honor and no values ​​at the same time that embarrass us , names that have a moral creed in politics and others who lost her conscious of time , figure who are passionate about politics and political project , and others who are there for obvious privileges and personal interests .

Beyond the first signs utopian expectation lean more doubts than blind faith . Rotation , and climate reforms before the post election behavior will affect the normal function especially when taken up in December and expected positive response from the EU , the challenge of long-term role that parliament will be able to meet in relation to the constitution , citizens and integration . Even now at the start of parliamentary life has some significant weaknesses . The first lacks the political message of the head of state in parliament , an Albanian and European practice . The second quality of dignified transfer troubles of power in a peaceful rotation policy , this a practice known than democratic . Third lacks the will directly mandating citizen in parliament , with 140 members representing more the party leader than the electorate directly . Fourth , all the protagonists of misrule are there in the hall , on each side and always ready for use of the old political war , and unable to understand when it's time to give everything a politician and not what the give , to resign and return to the family . Fifth, parliament celebrated in a country with deep economic crisis , with empty coffers , with a mountain of debt and problems that require urgent solutions . He should give anti - luxury example , limiting his immunity and privileges , saving billions of tourist trips and political turning away every legal act , political and administrative conflicts of interest .

All these contrasts , data and indicators to regain the attention of the new parliament , to the new majority , opposition to the new , to bring young people to politics , with the hope of increasing pressure for change , for concrete results . He has a chance to be better than the last parliament I , but without excess and realistically it must be admitted that , despite speeches , proclamations , pompous ceremonies or rotation of power between 2-3 and 10 individuals , it was not designed to be , so there is no chance and be parliament expect most deserving citizens . If a legislature will be the next or last this transition remains a real political will , but to reach the Albanian model of the European Parliament and truly functional democracy would be much more time , much more energy , more more open minded , more culture and accountability , more integrity and more particularly of moral politics , more humility to the public , more skill , vision and political behavior of statesmanship .