Albanian lawmakers scuffle, set off flares during parliament session

The altercation came during a session to vote for Albania’s next ombudsman, the country’s top human rights official. The opposition Democratic Party of Albania accused the governing Socialist Party of election fraud and the erosion of democracy in the country, issues they have been protesting for months. Opposition lawmakers tugged at microphones and threw bottles at the speaker of the parliament, Niko Peleshi, as he tried to keep the vote going.