Once the decision enters into force with its publication in the Official Gazette, Belinda Balluku will no longer exercise her public functions as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister. The decision was made after the eight members of the Constitutional Court divided the votes equally, four to four, in the examination of the request submitted by the Prime Minister, Edi Rama, for the lifting of the suspension measure from office, imposed by the Special Court against Corruption and Organized Crime (GJKKO).

Because the required majority of five votes was not reached, according to constitutional provisions, the government's request was not accepted and the decision of the GJKKO remains in force.

The decision-making was divided between two positions.
The government had opposed Balluk's suspension, arguing that the measure violates the powers of the executive branch and the functioning of the Council of Ministers.

Four constitutional judges supported the government's position, arguing that the suspension measure, "by its extent and intensity, affects the minister's constitutional political function" and that for this reason prior authorization from the Assembly is required. The other four judges considered the GJKKO decision lawful, arguing that the Constitution does not prohibit such a measure and that it does not infringe on the powers of the government or parliament. "The system of government is based on the principle of the rule of law, according to which even ministers are subject to the law and can be held legally responsible if they violate it," the official announcement of the Court states.

View from the meeting of the mandates committee in the Albanian parliamentView from the meeting of the mandates committee in the Albanian parliament
Mandates Committee discussing the lifting of Belinda Balluku's immunityPhoto: Albanian Parliament
The Court also emphasizes that the Constitution is based on the separation of powers and that any change in the guarantees for ministers is a matter for the Assembly.

SPAK's accusations against Balluk
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Infrastructure, Belinda Balluku, was officially indicted by SPAK on October 31, 2025, on charges of violating equality in tenders. The investigation focuses on the procedure for the construction of the Llogara tunnel, on the Orikum-Himar road section, a project worth approximately 190 million euros.

Balluku herself has described the accusations and public comments against her as unfounded and has stated that she will not comment on the matter under investigation "until the truth takes a definitive form, whatever it may be."

She has been part of the "Rama" government since 2019, heading one of the cabinet's largest portfolios for more than five years.