It is not the first time that Edi Rama and Ilir Meta roll up their sleeves and declare an open war to one another. There are even those who say that it won’t be their last time in the political battlefield, which is actually in the culminating point of the electoral campaign dominated by the news
Recently, Parliament passed several amendments to the Penal Code to increase the penalties on vote buying and using mobile phones within voting booths, one of the methods used by all political parties that the secret of the ballot is revealed to those who paid for it. Nevertheless, a parliamentary debate, or even a national study
Former LSI leader and President-Elect Ilir Meta spoke yesterday evening with journalist Roland Qafoku, making severe accusations at the address of Prime Minister Ed Rama, holding him responsible for the cannabization of the country and the presence of criminals in Parliament. Rama and no one else is responsible for the drugs issue and the LSI
Today is World Environment Day and Prime Minister Rama published on his Facebook a photograph of Gorica in Berat to show how much his government is doing for the protection of the environment. “On this World Environment Day, Albania is waking up with an overflowing balance as regards the treatment of the environment, forests, and
Prime Minister Edi Rama has for months stressed that the Socialist Party is the only one that “can build a state” in Albania. A few days ago, Rama declared during a rally in Dibra: The PS is the only power that builds a state. Even Sali [Berisha] knows this! During campaign meetings and interviews over
Yesterday, Prime Minister Rama was invited by journalist Blendi Fevziu in the TV program Opinion. The interview featured an intense debate about the economic performance of Rama’s government over the last years, as well as the McAllister+ agreement signed by Rama and Basha to put an end to the political crisis. As is becoming a
Apart from the six technical ministers who have started their work recently and the changes in the KQZ, it seems that the other arrangements regarding institutional personnel that were part of the McAllister+ agreement have broken down. From the five directorates that opposition leader Lulzim Basha and Prime Minister Edi Rama agreed would be run by Democrats until
For the last four years, the government facilitated the influx of tourists by removing the visa requirements for several foreign nations during the summer months. In order to stimulate tourism, the Berisha government in 2013 and 2014, and later the Rama government, removed visa requirements for citizens from Russia and other countries during the period
For those who have some knowledge about the Democratic Party, it is very clear that the lists of candidates for deputy have never been discussed in the party forums, even formally. Topalli, Bodi, Imami, and Patozi were always present in Berisha’s office, to give a final opinion on the chosen names. This foursome, together with Majlinda
As we explained before, the absence of credible polls in Albania makes it difficult to say anything reasonable about the progress of the electoral campaign and national and local voting trends. There is, however, traditionally one polling company that has been active in Albania since the general elections of 2009, which is the Italian company