Tirana, two punished on vote-rigging charges
One person has been arrested and another has been prosecuted this Wednesday morning during the police operation coded “The Promiser”. Citizen K.A., 52 years old, was put in handcuffs and the 61-year-old citizen A.D. was processed in a free state, because in cooperation with each other, they communicated about buying …
Socialist candidate’s car for Has municipality burned
Vehicle of the Socialist Party (SP) candidate for municipality of Has, Beqir Mulaj, has been burned inside his garage during the initial hours of this Wednesday morning. Initial suspicions are in place that Mulaj’s car was accidentally burned. This event has taken place comes 4 days before the elections, so …
Begaj: We should guarantee justice, through the correct implementation of the judicial map
The President of the Republic, Bajram Begaj, this Wednesday participated in the conference on the topic “Judicial practice of the Supreme Court, from national identity to universal values”. Begaj requested that the new judicial map be properly implemented, where he emphasized that it is important that the reform in the …
Albania’s PM endorses President Erdogan in upcoming Turkish elections, raising concerns at home over breaking protocol
TIRANA, May 9, 2023 – Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama has released a video in which he addresses the Turkish people ahead of the May 14 presidential elections, voicing support for President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who is running for reelection in a tightly contested race. Speaking in Albanian with Turkish …
Elbasan Interreligious Collaboration Center issues statement on upcoming elections
ELBASAN, May 9, 2023 – On the occasion of the elections for local government and mayor on May 14, the Interreligious Collaboration Center in Elbasan has called on all citizens of the city and all of Albania to participate “in these important elections with determination, but also calmly and in …
‘My eyes were dark, I was possessed”, the testimony of the Albanian who killed his daughter in Italy
“I couldn’t see anything. In front of me was only blackness, it was total darkness, like I had the devil in my brain”. This was the confession of the 45-year-old Albanian Taulant Malaj, the Albanian who killed the 16-year-old girl with a knife as well as the Italian citizen Massimo …
Rama’s congratulatory message on ‘Europe Day’
Prime Minister Edi Rama congratulated May 9, Europe Day. In a post on social networks, he has published a table in which it is written: “Europe is here. Albania is Europe”. Europe Day is the date when were taken the first step towards the creation of what is now known …
Many mayor candidates undergoing in-depth probe ahead of May 14 polls; CEC’s head
Chairman of the Central Election Commission (CEC), Ilirjan Celibashi, has underlined this Tuesday that 10 candidates for mayor and 28 for council members have been sent for more in-depth investigation ahead of the May 14 local elections. In his speech, Celibashi informed that candidates who have been put under scrutiny …
Elections Albanian Style: In Remote Town, Govt Flexes Muscles for Chosen Candidate
Dibra Municipality, in Albania’s impoverished north, has a history of manipulated elections. The polls due on May 14 are no different, as the government throws everything behind its candidate. Original post Here
Four arrested for different crimes in Tirana
Four people have been arrested this Tuesday by the Tirana police for various criminal offences. Police revealed that the detainees were arrested for dealing cocaine and cannabis, stealing and domestic violence. “Narcotics Investigation Specialists arrested citizens: – A. C., 38 years old, resident in Tirana, after during the physical check …