Kosovo Opposition Throws Tear Gas in Parliament

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Opposition lawmakers in Kosovo released tear gas into the parliament chamber on October 8 to protest the government’s recent deal with Serbia.

“As we have warned, this government has just two choices: withdrawing [from the agreements] or resigning”, opposition MP Donika Kadaj- Bujupi said in Parliament.

Kurti and his followers are angry at the Kosovo government’s acquiescence to a deal creating an “association” of municipalities where minority Serbs live, saying this represents a creeping return to rule from Belgrade. Kosovo MPs began throwing eggs at the prime minister as he insisted that the agreements with Serbia were in full compliance with the Kosovar constitution.

Serbia rejects Kosovo’s 2008 secession. No arrests were made at the session.

A statement from the government deplored ‘the violence of a group of the opposition… from which a few lawmakers were injured and asked for medical assistance’.

Under pressure from Brussels, Serbia and Albania have worked to normalize relations, with both aspiring to join the EU. There were no reports of serious injuries.

“No one has the mandate or the right to bring Serbia back into Kosovo”, an opposition bloc Kurti is part of said in a statement.

The footage of the incident showed Kosovo MPs promptly leaving the chamber after the opposition lawmaker threw what apparently was a smoke pellet.

It was the third session in a row in which the opposition parties, led by Vetevendosje, kept true to their pledge to disrupt parliament in protest against the agreements with Serbia.

The head of the Organization for Security and Development in Europe’s Kosovo mission, Ambassador Jean-Claude Schlumberger, also condemned the acts, calling them “unacceptable and detrimental for democracy”. He was the target of more eggs hurled by opposition lawmakers last month when he was escorted out of Parliament, assisted by bodyguards protecting him with an umbrella.