Arrested opposition candidate wins Himara municipality
Candidate of the “Together We Win” coalition, Fredi Beleri has won the mandate of the mayor of Himara in the May 14 elections, although he was arrested on vote-rigging charges. According to the local media, Beleri won by a narrow margin to his Socialist Party (SP) opponent, Jorgo Goro. Meanwhile, …
Saranda, Belsh municipalities won by socialist candidates
Process of ballots’ counting has finished this Monday in the Municipality of Saranda and Belsh, where candidates of the Socialist Party have won over their opponents from the “Together We Win” coalition. Arif Tafani has secured the next mandate at the head of the city of Belsh with a very …
Socialist woman mayor elected in Klos municipality
Candidate of the Socialist Party (SP), Valbona Kola will be Mayor of Klos Municipality, where the ballot counting has been officially closed this Monday. Kola won the May 14 local elections with 4466 votes against the “Together We Win” coalition candidate, Bedri Hoxha who got 3499 votes. On the other …
Ruling Socialists head for sweeping victory of Albania’s administrative elections
TIRANA, May 15, 2023 – Albania’s ruling Socialist Party is projected to win 52 of the country’s 61 municipal elections, including every single large population center, as vote counting reaches its final stage. The Socialists are set to win the key races of the largest cities of Tirana and Durres, …
Democrat official enters illegally voting center
An incident was recorded in a voting center in Elbasan. According to the ABC, in ‘Dhaskal Todri’ school, the help of the police has been requested to intervene, after the representative of the coalition ‘Together We Win’ (BF), Flamur Noka, has entered the voting center, putting pressure on him. Meanwhile, …
Durres, voting center closed due to intervention of unauthorized persons
Voting has been blocked in a voting center in the city of Durres. It is reported that some unauthorized persons stayed inside the voting center and endangered the orderly development of the process. Durres Police said that it intervened and removed these unauthorized persons and then the process returned to …
Berisha’s appeal to citizens following low voter turnout
Former Prime Minister Sali Berisha called on the citizens to participate in the voting in the following hours. Berisha emphasized that the opposition will guarantee their vote, from the narco-administration and the narco-state of Edi Rama. “I will thank all the citizens who cast their votes in the ballot boxes …
Albania votes today for 61 new mayors
Albanians this Sunday vote for the election of new mayors in the country’s 61 municipalities. Out of 61 municipalities, three of them, Vorë, Kamzë and Elbasan, will have electronic voting and counting, and the result is expected to be released 30 minutes after the end of citizens’ voting. This May …
Man arrested for violating Kolonja’s socialist mayor candidate
Just few hours before the start of the voting process for new mayors, the Socialist Party (SP) candidate in Kolonja Municipality, Erion Isai was attacked by supporters of the “Together We Win” coalition, where the candidate of this force, Ethem Lumani, was also present. In connection with this event, Esmeraldo …
Albania’s elections/ Problems with some electronic devices
Albania votes today for 61 mayors. In 3 important municipalities, not only identification, but also voting and vote counting, will be electronic, we are talking about the municipalities of Kamez, Vore and Elbasan. Elbasani and Kamza apply this process for the first time, while Vora has repeated experience, having done …
From politics to the media business, high expectations often go hand-in-hand with disappointments big and small, as our selection of Balkan Insight Premium stories this week shows. Original post Here
When Tirana mayor and Socialist Party rising star Erion Veliaj was arrested on corruption charges, he lashed out against the judiciary. Now he’s running a social media PR campaign to charm the public. Can it work? Original post Here
In October 2024, a shipment of containers with suspected hazardous waste was returned to Albania. But prosecutors haven’t yet managed to analyse their contents because they say they’re unable to find the necessary laboratory services. Original post Here
Already repurposed due to legal challenges, Italy’s asylum centres in Albania cost more than originally planned and much more than similar facilities in Italy itself, offering a potential lesson for other European governments tempted to take the same route. Original post Here
Tirana announced as host city for 2027 NATO Summit The Hague, June 25, 2025 — NATO leaders convened today in The Hague for a pivotal summit that reaffirmed the Alliance’s unity amid intensifying global security threats and adopted a transformative new commitment to defense investment, resilience, and innovation. In a …
Activists have condemned as “illegal” the deportation back to Egypt of five people from an Italian-run migrant holding camp in Albania. Original post Here
June 23, 2025 – Tirana Albania has expressed unequivocal support for the United States following its militar.y strikes on three key nuclear sites in Iran, marking a rare moment of bipartisan consensus among the ruling Socialist majority and the opposition Democratic Party. Prime Minister Edi Rama and former Prime Minister …
By Tirana Times TIRANA, Albania 20 June, 2025— A sophisticated Iranian cyber group has claimed responsibility for a major attack on the official website of Tirana Municipality, disabling online services and disrupting the city’s public registration system for kindergartens and nurseries, authorities confirmed Friday. The hacking group “Homeland Justice,” believed …
Our selection of Premium stories this week takes a look at the region’s slow-burning political crises, smuggling networks, digital surveillance and a whole lot more. Original post Here
by Genc Pollo President of the Pan-Europe Albania Former Minister and MP 18 June 2025 In the Albanian public debate on the armed conflict between Israel and Iran, a prevailing notion has been the contrast between Israel, a democracy where state power is under constitutional constraints and accountable to …