Hundreds of supporters of former Prime Minister Sali Berisha have gathered at the headquarters of the Democratic Party in Tirana in attempted to take it back from chairman Lulzim Basha. Speaking to media at the headquarters, Berisha called for restraint, and he criticized Basha for closing off to PD members what he calls the “house
Former Prime Minister Sali Berisha and his supporters within the Democratic Party (PD) will hold a protest on Saturday to reclaim PD headquarters from current party chairman Lulzim Basha. Speaking before the headquarters on Friday, Berisha said that Basha is in the minority and has no right to hold the headquarters hostage since he has
Members of the Democratic Party (PD) of Albania have warned they will hold a protest to reclaim the party and its headquarters from current leader Lulzim Basha on January 8. Former Prime Minister and PD leader Sali Berisha had given a similar warning last week, calling for Basha and current party leadership to vacate party
Albanian politicians and well-known figures are not known for holding their tongues, even in the public domain and 2021 was no exception. In this roundup, we gathered together some of the most outrageous, untrue, or dare we say it, ridiculous comments of the year. Edi Rama While giving the keynote speech at the OSCE South
At the signing ceremony of the Open Balkan initiative, Prime Minister Edi Rama said it is not attempting to revive Yugoslavia and that Italy, Greece, and Hungary should join the initiative. Open Balkan is an agreement between Albania, North Macedonia, and Serbia to facilitate the free movement of people, business, and services throughout the respective
Several hundred protestors gathered on Tirana’s main boulevard on Monday evening to protest against the Open Balkan initiative on the day the three leaders involved, met in Albania. The protest was organised by ex-prime minister and president and founder of the Democratic Party Sali Berisha. Prime Minister Edi Rama met with Serbian President Aleksander Vucic,
Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama is hosting the other two leaders of the Open Balkan initiative – Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic and Macedonian Prime Minister Zoran Zaev – in Tirana for a two-day summit. They are expected to sign agreements to facilitate the movement of workers, electronic identification at the border, cooperation on food security,
43 385 members of the Democratic Party voted to oust the leader of the Party Lulzim Basha, in a party wide referendum. It is almost 98,8 per cent of the 43879 party members that turn out. There are currently about 75 thousand registered members of the party. The referendum was organized by a provisional committee
Former Prime Minister Sali Berisha has called a protest against Serbia’s President Alexander Vuçiç visit to Albania. The protest is expected to take place on Monday around 4 pm in front of the building of Albania’s Prime Minister’s office. “The young Slobodan, Miloshevic’s Gebels, shall be received as he deserves it, with protests,” stated Berisha,
The December 18 National Assembly of the Democratic Party (PD) has voted to nullify the December 11 convention and to bar individuals designated as “non grata” by the U.S. from holding executive posts within the party. Both decisions target former PD chairman Sali Berisha and the convention he initiated and led on December 11. The