Albanian lawmakers scuffled with guards, shouted, and set off flares in parliament on Thursday during a chaotic session in Tirana.
The altercation occurred amidst a vote for the country’s next ombudsman, its top human rights official. The opposition Democratic Party of Albania accused the governing Socialist Party of election fraud and eroding democracy, grievances protested for months. Opposition MPs tugged microphones and threw bottles at speaker Niko Peleshi, who tried to keep the vote going.
