On May 18, the Constitutional Court of Albania will review the case submitted by Prime Minister Edi Rama against President Ilir Meta’s decision not to appoint Gent Cakaj as Foreign Minister upon Rama’s proposal in January 2019.
The court published the date for the first hearing in its calendar on Friday. It had already postponed another hearing of the case set to for March 25.
The constitution stipulates that ministers are appointed by the president following proposals by the prime minister.
Meta refused to appoint Cakaj in 2019, arguing that he did not meet the necessary conditions to hold the post.
This led to exchange of accusations between the two institutions, and prompted Rama to take over the position of foreign minister. He immediately transferred all power to Cakaj, whom he appointed deputy minister of foreign affairs.
Article 55 of the Law on the Constitutional Court stipulates that the court may review such cases within a period of six months from their submission. It means that the Constitutional Court had to review it by June 2019.
The Court became operational about two years after the dispute arose.
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