Around one third of the members of the Democratic Party (PD) would vote for someone other than Lulzim Basha and Sali Berisha as party leader according to a survey by Euronews Albania. The survey was conducted in the aftermath of a months-long clash between current chairman Lulzim Basha and historic PD leader and ex prime
The ruling Socialist Party (PS) has announced five of its six candidates for the mayoral by-elections of March 6. Six municipalities are up for grabs in the upcoming elections, including the central hubs of Shkodër and Durrës. Majlinda Angoni will be the PS’s candidate in Shkodër where she currently serves as the county’s prefect. The
The Albanian government has decided to ask for Albanian voters’ advice on a number of policymaking issues it considers crucial. In the recent “National Consultation” initiative launched by Prime Minister Edi Rama, the government has presented the general public with 12 questions covering a range of issues, from geopolitical to fiscal matters, that it deems
The Albanian Central Election Commission has unveiled the schedule for the mayoral by-elections of 6 March. President Ilir Meta announced on Thursday (20 January) that mayoral by-elections for six municipalities will take place in early March. These are the municipalities of Vorë, Dibër, Shkodër, Lushnjë, Rrogozhinë and Durrës. Political parties will have until 31 January
In the morning of Friday, January 21, Prime Minister Edi Rama marched along Tirana’s main boulevard and stopped before his office to lay commemorative wreaths on a set of plates that remember four men killed 11 years ago on this same day: Ziver Veizi, Faik Myrtaj, Hekuran Deda and Aleks Nika. On January 21, 2011,
The Provisional Committee of the Democratic Party (PD) under the auspices of ex Prime Minister Sali Berisha has announced they will be holding primaries to select their candidates for the 6 March mayoral by-elections. President Ilir Meta announced on Thursday (20 January) that mayoral by-elections for six municipalities will take place in early March. These
The contested chairman of the Democratic Party (PD) Lulzim Basha has expelled four members from the PD’s parliamentary group as supporters of former Prime Minister and President Sali Berisha. The four MPs are contesting the decision and have asked Parliament not to accept it. The Albanian Parliament is currently convening for its first session of
Democratic Party (PD) chairman Lulzim Basha testified before Tirana prosecutors this afternoon regarding the January 8 protests at the PD headquarters organized by ex Prime Minister and President Sali Berisha. Following his testimony, Basha said that PD members were used by Berisha to further his personal interests. Berisha appeared before prosecutors tomorrow and announced that
Tirana Prosecutors will question Democratic Party (PD) chairman Lulzim Basha and ex Prime Minister Sali Berisha over the January 8 protest at the PD headquarters. Berisha arrived at the Prosecutor’s Office this morning, while Basha will appear before prosecutors tomorrow. Meanwhile, 34 people arrested over the weekend for their role in the protests were released
US envoy for the Western Balkans Gabriel Escobar has condemned the violence displayed during the January 8 protests where ex prime minister and president Sali Berisha and his supporters tried to take control of the Democratic Party (PD) headquarters. “I think it’s deplorable that anybody would resort to violence and not the ballot box in