Albania's Topi, ruling party trade accusations
29/07/2010
TIRANA, Albania -- The ruling Democratic Party (DP) criticised President Bamir Topi on Wednesday (July 28th) for failing to sign a decree appointing the head of the Constitutional Court, as directed by the constitution. DP lawmaker Eduard Halimi, representing parliament's law commission, says Topi should have signed it in early June, so parliament could then nominate the head of the court. Topi's office insists the decree could not be signed as the Constitutional Court lacks four of nine members. Though Topi used to be a senior member of the DP, relations have grown rocky. (BBC, VoA, Alsat, Klan, Top News - 28/07/10)