The Parliament endorsed Wednesday the decision on declaring a nationwide state of crisis until 30 June 2021 by 61 “Yes” votes, with none abstained and against since the opposition did not attend the session.
The opposition MPs did not attend the parliament session.
The decision will extend the month-long state of crisis that was set to expire on December 19 by further six months.
Under the state of crisis, a portion of the Army members were engaged in the physical security of COVID centers, while the Ministry of Interior, the Ministry of Defense, the Ministry of Health, the Army, the Crisis Management Center and the Protection and Rescue Directorate were tasked with putting all capacities and resources at disposal.
