2023 Albanian local elections

2023 Albanian Local Elections

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Local elections were held on 14 May 2023 in Albania. ^[1] Mayors and municipal council seats were being elected in each of Albania's 61 municipalities.

Background

The 2019 Albanian local elections were boycotted, leading to the Socialists running uncontested in 31 municipalities. Only Shkodër and Finiq were won by opposition candidates, with all other mayors being candidates of the Socialist Party. ^[2] According to official figures, turnout in 2019 was 22.97% or 812,249 people. ^[3] The opposition stated that, according to their calculations, only 534,528 people took part, which means that the turnout was 15.12%. ^{[4] [ undue weight? ]} The elections were declared as a "farce" by opposition leader Lulzim Basha at the time. ^[5]

Sali Berisha and Ilir Meta officially met on 26 October 2022 to plan for the upcoming elections. ^{[6] [7]} Both Meta and Berisha planned to have primaries in order to select joint candidates for each municipality, while the Socialist Party planned to run alone without any electoral alliance. ^[8] However, since the Democratic Party was split between Enkelejd Alibeaj and Sali Berisha, it was uncertain who would carry the name of the party on the ballot. ^[9] Belind Këlliçi announced he would be challenging Erion Veliaj in Tirana as Berisha's candidate, ^[10] while Alibeaj did not announce a candidate in Tirana.

On 25 January 2023, Berisha's agreement with Vangjel Dule was revealed. According to the agreement, the PBDNJ would run their candidates in Finiq, Dropull and Himarë. ^[11] By the end of January, it was still not clear whether the PS would run alone or with a coalition. ^[12] Edi Rama stated that his party had selected a candidate for every region besides Vlorë and Durrës. ^[13]

Ilirjan Celibashi, the head of the Central Election Commission, stated that neither Enkelejd Alibeaj nor Sali Berisha were allowed to register their candidates as the Democratic party of Albania before the deadline was on 7 March, meaning that the PD would not be allowed to run in the upcoming local elections. ^[14]

In February 2023, controversy formed around the alleged connections between prime minister Edi Rama and Charles McGonigal, who was believed to be connected with Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska, and was also separately indicted for allegedly accepting payments from former Albanian intelligence agent Agron Neza. ^{[15] [16] [17] [18]}

On 3 March 2023, the Democratic Party of Albania was given to Enkelejd Alibeaj. ^{[19] [20]} Originally, the Tirana Courts had originally accepted Sali Berisha's appeal. ^[21] However, on 11 March 2023, Alibeaj was not allowed to register the Democratic Party with the CEC, allegedly for lack of proper documentation. In fact, it appeared that Lulzim Basha was still the leader of the party, even though Basha had declared his resignation in March 2022. However, Basha had never finalized his resignation in any written source. Alibeaj announced he would appeal against the decision of the CEC. ^[22]

Berisha's candidates were not allowed to register as the Democratic Party, but instead under the list of Ilir Meta's party. On 15 March 2023, Berisha and Meta announced that their coalition would be called Bashkë Fitojmë ("Together we win"). It would consist of the PBDNJ, the Freedom Party of Albania, Demochristian Party, and the majority of the PD. ^[23] Several Alibeaj's candidates would ultimately resign or endorse Berisha's candidates. ^{[24] [25] [26] [27]}

By-elections of March 2022

After the results of the 2019 elections, by-elections were announced on March 6, 2022, as at the time there was no elected mayor in Vorë, Dibër, Shkodër, Lushnjë, Rrogozhine and Durrës. Several candidates that had been elected in June 2019 had not taken office either due to their death, or they had been arrested on corruption charges. ^{[28] [29]}

Between the 2019 elections and the March 2022 by-elections, Sali Berisha had been expelled from the PD by the party's leadership. However, he had previously personally conducted a party congress in which participants had deposed the party leadership of Lulzim Basha. ^{[30] [31]}

In the partial elections of the aforementioned six municipalities, a candidate from the Democratic Party and a Berisha candidate ran alongside a candidate from the Socialist Party. The Berisha loyalist candidates ran under the coalition name Shtëpia e Lirisë ("House of Freedom"). ^{[32] [33]} In all communities, House of Freedom candidates received significantly more votes than the official PD representatives. Berisha's candidate managed to win in Shkodër, while the rest of the municipalties were won by the Socialist Party. ^[34]

In the three voting stations of Bruçaj, Ndrejaj and Palaj, small villages in the northern mountains of Albania, elections were not held due to bad weather from heavy snowfall causing power cuts. ^[35]

Results from the partial election ^[36]

Districts	Turnout	Winner	Political party	PS	PD	SHeL
Vorë	41.04%	Blerim Shera	Socialist Party	69.39%	6.29%	24.33%
Dibër	41.99%	Rahim Spahiu	Socialist Party	60.82%	19.28%	19.46%
Lushnjë	35.88%	Eriselda Sefa	Socialist Party	58.80%	10.43%	30.77%
Shkodër	28.05%	Bardh Spahia	House of Freedom	39.51%	16.82%	43.67%
Durrës	26.57%	Emiriano Sako	Socialist Party	58.47%	11.85%	29.68%
Rrogozhinë	28.45%	Edison Memolla	Socialist Party	60.73%	21.96%	17.31%

Parties and coalitions

Number	Party	Acronym	Chairman	Coalition
1	Together We Win Coalition [lower-alpha 1]	BF	Sali Berisha and Ilir Meta	Bashkë Fitojmë
2	Socialist Party of Albania	PS	Edi Rama	Aleanca për Shqipërinë Europiane
3	Environmentalist Agrarian Party	PAA	Agron Duka	–
4	Republican Party of Albania	PRSH	Fatmir Mediu	–
5	Legality Movement Party	PLL	Shpetim Axhami	–
6	Social Democracy Party of Albania	PDS	Paskal Milo	–
7	Right Liberal Alliance [lower-alpha 2]	ALD	Artur Roshi	Aleanca Liberale e Djathë
8	Social Democratic Party of Albania	PSD	Tom Doshi	–
9	Democratic Party of Albania	PD	Enkelejd Alibeaj	–
10	Movement for National Development	LZHK	Dashamir Shehi	–
11	New Democratic Spirit	FRD	Sali Shehu	–
12	Party for Justice, Integration and Unity	PDIU	Shpëtim Idrizi	–
13	Party of Europeanisation and Integration of Albania	PEISH	Rivelino Çuno	–
14	Democratic Alliance	AD	Eduard Abazi	–
15	Democratic Conviction	BD	Astrit Patozi	–
16	Party for the Protection of the Rights of Immigrants of Albania	PMDE	Ymer Kurti	–
17	National Arbnore Alliance	AAK	Gjet Ndoj	–
18	National Front Party	PBK	Adriatik Alimadhi	–
19	Party Alliance for Democracy and Solidarity	ADS	Gaqo Apostoli	–
20	Albanian Labor Movement	PLPSH	Genci Sakaj	–
21	Left Front	FM	Marko Dajti	–
22	Party of Albanian National Unity	PUK	Idajet Beqiri	–
23	Green Party of Albania	PGJ	Edlir Petanaj	–
24	Conservative Party	KONS	Bashkim Murati	–
25	New Movement Party	LRE	Arian Galdini	–
26	Alliance for Equality and European Justice	ABDE	Valentino Mustaka	–
27	National Conservative Party of Albania	PKKA	Kujtim Gjuzi	–
28	Party Defending the Rights of Albanian Workers	PMDPSH	Kadri Isufaj	–
29	Macedonian Alliance for European Integration	AMIE	Vasil Sterjovski	Aleanca për Shqipërinë Europiane
30	Albanian Emigration Party	PESh	Kostaq Papa	–
31	Albanian Democratic Reforms Party	PRDSh	Krenar Rryci	–
32	Communist Party of Albania	PKSH	Qemal Cicollari	–
33	Albanian Time Party	POSH	Zef Shtjefni	–
34	Christian Democratic Party of Albania	PKD	Dhimiter Muslia	–
35	Hashtag Initiative	NTH	Endrit Shabani	–
36	Together Movement	BASHKË	Arlind Qori	–
37	Greek Ethnic Minority for the Future	MEGA	Kristo Kiço	–
38	Christian Democratic Alliance of Albania	ADK	Zef Bushati	–
39	Albanian Demochristian League	LDK	Mhil Gecaj	–
40	Albanian Future Party	PASH	Emin Subashi	–

Polls

Tirana

Pollster	Date	PS	BF	PD	LB	Dont know	Abstention	Lead
EuroNews Albania	8 May 2023	44.9	18.6	6.4	1.1	20.2	7.1	26.3
EuroNews Albania	14 April 2023	42.1	28.7	1.4	0.8	20.2	6.6	13.4
EuroNews Albania	17 March 2023	45.8	23.8	-	-	21.9	8.5	22
EuroNews Albania	February 2023	45.6	21	-	-	24.4	9	24.6

Mayoral results

Every mayor participated, including prior ones from 2022. The results are as follows: ^[37]

County	City	Mayor	Party	Alliance
Berat	Berat	Ervin Demo	Socialist Party	Aleanca për Shqipërinë Europiane
	Kuçova	Kreshnik Hajdari	Socialist Party	Aleanca për Shqipërinë Europiane
	Poliçan	Adriatik Zotkaj	Socialist Party	Aleanca për Shqipërinë Europiane
	Skrapar	Adriatik Mema	Socialist Party	Aleanca për Shqipërinë Europiane
	Dimal	Juliana Memaj	Socialist Party	Aleanca për Shqipërinë Europiane
Dibër	Bulqizë	Festime Mjeshtri	Socialist Party	Aleanca për Shqipërinë Europiane
	Dibër	Rrahim Spahiu	Socialist Party	Aleanca për Shqipërinë Europiane
	Klos	Valbona Kola	Socialist Party	Aleanca për Shqipërinë Europiane
	Mat	Agron Malaj	Socialist Party	Aleanca për Shqipërinë Europiane
Durrës	Durrës	Emiriana Sako	Socialist Party	Aleanca për Shqipërinë Europiane
	Krujë	Artur Bushi	Socialist Party	Aleanca për Shqipërinë Europiane
	Shijak	Elton Arbana	Socialist Party	Aleanca për Shqipërinë Europiane
Elbasan	Belsh	Arif Tafani	Socialist Party	Aleanca për Shqipërinë Europiane
	Cërrik	Andis Salla	Socialist Party	Aleanca për Shqipërinë Europiane
	Elbasan	Gledian Llatja	Socialist Party	Aleanca për Shqipërinë Europiane
	Gramsh	Besion Ajazi	Socialist Party	Aleanca për Shqipërinë Europiane
	Librazhd	Mariglen Disha	Socialist Party	Aleanca për Shqipërinë Europiane
	Peqin	Bukurosh Maçi	Socialist Party	Aleanca për Shqipërinë Europiane
	Përrenjas	Nuri Belba	Socialist Party	Aleanca për Shqipërinë Europiane
Fier	Divjakë	Josif Gorrea	Socialist Party	Aleanca për Shqipërinë Europiane
	Fier	Armando Subashi	Socialist Party	Aleanca për Shqipërinë Europiane
	Lushnjë	Eriselda Sefa	Socialist Party	Aleanca për Shqipërinë Europiane
	Mallakastër	Qerim Ismailaj	Socialist Party	Aleanca për Shqipërinë Europiane
	Patos	Fatjon Duro	Socialist Party	Aleanca për Shqipërinë Europiane
	Roskovec	Majlinda Bufi	Socialist Party	Aleanca për Shqipërinë Europiane
Gjirokastër	Dropull	Dhimitraq Toli	Socialist Party	Aleanca për Shqipërinë Europiane
	Gjirokastër	Flamur Golemi	Socialist Party	Aleanca për Shqipërinë Europiane
	Këlcyra	Kelmet Ndoni	Socialist Party	Aleanca për Shqipërinë Europiane
	Libohovë	Leonard Hide	Socialist Party	Aleanca për Shqipërinë Europiane
	Memaliaj	Albert Malaj	Together We Win	Bashkë Fitojmë
	Përmet	Alma Hoxha	Socialist Party	Aleanca për Shqipërinë Europiane
	Tepelena	Termet Peçi	Socialist Party	Aleanca për Shqipërinë Europiane
Korçë	Devoll	Eduard Duro	Socialist Party	Aleanca për Shqipërinë Europiane
	Kolonja	Erion Isaj	Socialist Party	Aleanca për Shqipërinë Europiane
	Korça	Sotiraq Filo	Socialist Party	Aleanca për Shqipërinë Europiane
	Maliq	Gezim Topçiu	Socialist Party	Aleanca për Shqipërinë Europiane
	Pogradec	Ilir Xhakolli	Socialist Party	Aleanca për Shqipërinë Europiane
	Pustec	Pali Kolefeski	Socialist Party	Aleanca për Shqipërinë Europiane
Kukës	Has	Miftar Dauti	Together We Win	Bashkë Fitojmë
	Kukës	Safet Gjici	Socialist Party	Aleanca për Shqipërinë Europiane
	Tropojë	Rexhe Byberi	Socialist Party	Aleanca për Shqipërinë Europiane
Lezhë	Kurbin	Majlinda Cara	Socialist Party	Aleanca për Shqipërinë Europiane
	Lezhë	Pjerin Ndreu	Socialist Party	Aleanca për Shqipërinë Europiane
	Mirditë	Albert Mëlyshi	Together We Win	Bashkë Fitojmë
Shkodër	Fushë-Arrëz	Hilë Curri	Together We Win	Bashkë Fitojmë
	Malësia e Madhe	Tonin Marinaj	Socialist Party	Aleanca për Shqipërinë Europiane
	Pukë	Rrok Dodaj	Together We Win	Bashkë Fitojmë
	Shkodër	Benet Beci	Socialist Party	Aleanca për Shqipërinë Europiane
	Vau i Dejës	Kristian Shkreli	Socialist Party	Aleanca për Shqipërinë Europiane
Tirana	Kamëz	Rakip Suli	Socialist Party	Aleanca për Shqipërinë Europiane
	Kavajë	Fisnik Qosja	Together We Win	Bashkë Fitojmë
	Rrogozhinë	Edison Memolla	Socialist Party	Aleanca për Shqipërinë Europiane
	Tirana	Erion Veliaj	Socialist Party	Aleanca për Shqipërinë Europiane
	Vorë	Blerim Shera	Socialist Party	Aleanca për Shqipërinë Europiane
Vlorë	Delvinë	Besmir Veli	Socialist Party	Aleanca për Shqipërinë Europiane
	Finiq	Romeo Cakuli	Greek Ethnic Minority for the Future	–
	Himarë	Dhionisios Alfred Beleri [lower-alpha 3]	Together We Win	Bashkë Fitojmë
	Konispol	Ergest Duli	Socialist Party	Aleanca për Shqipërinë Europiane
	Sarandë	Oltian Çaçi	Socialist Party	Aleanca për Shqipërinë Europiane
	Selenicë	Nertil Bellaj	Socialist Party	Aleanca për Shqipërinë Europiane
	Vlorë	Ermal Dredha	Socialist Party	Aleanca për Shqipërinë Europiane

Mayoral results of follow-up by-elections

Results from the partial election ^[38]

Date	Districts	Turnout	Winner	Political party	PS	BF
23 Jul	Rrogozhinë	36.15%	Edison Memolla	Socialist Party	57.58%	42.42%
24 Sep	Kukës	45.29%	Albert Halilaj	Socialist Party	63.67%	36.33%
TBA	Himarë	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA

Municipal council results

All council seats were being elected.

County	Municipality	Council Seats	Vote Share BF (Together we Win)	Vote Share PS (Socialist Party)	PD Seats (Democratic Party)	Other parties and independent candidates	Largest party
Berat	Berat	31	7	20	3	1	PS
	Dimal	21	3	11	4	3	PS
	Kuçova	31	8	18	3	2	PS
	Poliçan	15	1	13	1	0	PS
	Skrapar	15	5	8	0	2	PS
Dibër	Bulqizë	21	3	9	1	8	PS
	Dibër	31	5	13	1	12	PS
	Klos	21	2	6	1	12	PS
	Mat	21	2	9	2	8	PS
Durrës	Durrës	51	13	28	5	5	PS
	Krujë	31	5	11	2	13	PS
	Shijak	21	4	12	2	3	PS
Elbasan	Belsh	21	2	10	3	6	PS
	Cërrik	21	3	11	2	5	PS
	Elbasan	51	12	28	7	4	PS
	Gramsh	21	2	6	1	12	PS
	Librazhd	21	3	13	1	4	PS
	Peqin	21	4	9	3	5	PS
	Përrenjas	21	3	9	2	7	PS
Fier	Divjakë	31	5	18	4	4	PS
	Fier	51	7	33	4	7	PS
	Lushnjë	41	7	24	4	6	PS
	Mallakastër	21	2	9	3	7	PS
	Patos	21	3	16	1	1	PS
	Roskovec	21	7	12	0	2	PS
Gjirokastër	Dropull	21	3	15	0	3	PS
	Gjirokastër	31	5	21	2	3	PS
	Këlcyra	15	1	3	1	10	PS
	Libohovë	15	5	8	2	0	PS
	Memaliaj	15	3	7	2	3	PS
	Përmet	15	1	9	1	4	PS
	Tepelena	15	1	11	1	2	PS
Korçë	Devoll	21	4	9	2	6	PS
	Kolonja	15	2	10	0	3	PS
	Korça	41	9	23	2	7	PS
	Maliq	31	6	20	2	3	PS
	Pogradec	31	5	19	2	5	PS
	Pustec	15	4	5	0	6	PS
Kukës	Has	21	3	4	1	13	PS
	Kukës	31	4	4	1	22	PS
	Tropojë	21	4	4	0	13	PS
Lezhë	Kurbin	31	6	9	1	15	PS
	Lezhë	41	6	9	2	24	PS
	Mirditë	21	2	4	2	13	PS
Shkodër	Fushë-Arrëz	15	1	2	1	11	PSD
	Malësia e Madhe	31	3	6	3	19	PSD
	Pukë	15	1	2	1	11	PSD
	Shkodër	51	13	18	5	15	PS
	Vau i Dejës	31	7	7	3	14	PSD
Tirana	Kamëz	41	11	19	3	8	PS
	Kavajë	31	9	13	3	6	PS
	Rrogozhinë	21	4	9	3	5	PS
	Tirana	61	15	34	4	8	PS
	Vorë	21	4	13	0	4	PS
Vlorë	Delvinë	15	3	8	1	3	PS
	Finiq	21	5	7	2	7	PS
	Himarë	21	7	9	1	4	PS
	Konispol	15	3	7	1	4	PS
	Sarandë	31	4	12	3	12	PS
	Selenicë	21	1	8	2	10	PS
	Vlorë	51	9	33	3	6	PS

Full results by party/coalition:

Party/Coalition	Leader	Votes	Percentage of Votes	Seats
Socialist Party of Albania	Edi Rama	579,614	43.11%	758
Together We Win [lower-alpha 4]	Sali Berisha	247,880	18.44%	292
Democratic Party of Albania	Enkelejd Alibea	103,719	7.71%	123
Social Democratic Party of Albania	Tom Doshi	86,281	6.42%	116
Environmentalist Agrarian Party of Albania	Agron Duka	44,047	3.28%	52
Albanian Republican Party	Fatmir Mediu	32,070	2.39%	34
Party for Justice, Integration and Unity	Shpëtim Idrizi	28,977	2.16%	25
Legality Movement Party	Shpetim Axhami	23,683	1.76%	21
Green Party of Albania	Edlir Petanaj	16,326	1.21%	20
Progressive Alliance [lower-alpha 5]	Dashamir Shehi	22,906	1.70%	19
Social Democracy Party	Paskal Milo	21,798	1.62%	18
National Arbnore Alliance	Gjet Ndoj	11,680	0.87%	18
New Democratic Spirit	Sali Shehu	18,458	1.37%	17
Coalition “Right Liberal Alliance” [lower-alpha 6]	Artur Roshi	16,858	1.25%	13
Democratic Alliance of Albania	Eduard Abazi	6,129	0.46%	10
Albanian Future Party	Emin Subashi	6,963	0.52%	8
Christian Democratic Party	Dhimiter Muslia	6,211	0.46%	8
Greek Ethnic Minority for the Future Party	Kristo Kiço	2,275	0.17%	8
Independent candidates	–	7,165	0.53%	7
Hashtag Initiative	Endrit Shabani	10,804	0.80%	5
National Front Party	Adriatik Alimadhi	7,611	0.57%	5
Christian Democratic Alliance of Albania	Zef Bushati	6,373	0.47%	5
Party Alliance for Democracy and Solidarity	Gaqo Apostoli	4,647	0.35%	5
National Unity Party	Idajet Beqiri	5,592	0.42%	4
Democratic Conviction	Astrit Patozi	4,226	0.31%	4
National Conservative Party of Albania	Kujtim Gjuzi	1,881	0.14%	4
Macedonian Alliance for European Integration	Vasil Sterjovski	439	0.03%	3
Party of Albanian Democratic Reforms	Skender Halili	1,383	0.1%	2
Albanian Labour Movement	Genci Sakaj	546	0.04%	2
Together Movement	Arlind Qori	7,539	0.56%	1
Conservative Party	Bashkim Murati	2,767	0.21%	1
Alliance for Equality and European Justice	Valentino Mustaka	1,125	0.08%	1
New Movement	Arian Galdini	966	0.07%	1
Communist Party of Albania	Qemal Cicollari	914	0.07%	1
Party for the Defence of the Rights of the Emigrants	Ymer Kurti	886	0.07%	1
Left Front	Marko Dajti	270	0.02%	1

Reactions

Edi Rama and the PS was able to keep control on a majority of municipalities and thanked voters for entrusting him. However, the opposition claimed election misconduct, stating that they were not allowed to count ballots in every district. Berisha and other members of the opposition argued it was unfair to have given the opposition an odd amount of vote counters. Together We Win was only allowed to count ballots in 50% of the country. ^[39] Vote buying was the biggest accusation from the opposition. ^{[40] [41]} Workers of every municipality had shown up on election day waiting outside every polling station.^{[ undue weight? ]}

Opposition groups also claimed that in the three districts that did use an electronic voting system, Vorë, Kamëz, and Elbasan, there were failures in the electronic identification system. ^{[42] [43] [44]} Some workers also claimed that they voted for an opposition candidate, only for their vote to show up for the Socialist candidate. ^[45] The CEC has argued that this is not possible. Several political groups of the opposition argued the electronic voting system violated the election codes.^{[ citation needed ]}

On 16 June 2023, the elected mayor for Kukës, Safet Gjici, resigned following a leaked sex tape in the municipal office. ^[46] He was caught with a female worker giving him oral sex. He resigned effective immediately, which caused a by-election to be held.

The Council of Europe stated that the elections were "well-administered, lacked women as candidates and in administration, and lacked focus on local issues" ^[47]

On 5 March 2024, mayor-elect of Himara Alfred Beleri, who had been arrested on 12 May 2023, two days before the election, was sentenced to two years in prison for alleged vote buying. ^[48] The previous mayor, Jorgo Goro, continued to serve his term in the meantime, as Beleri was not allowed to complete his oath to be sworn in as mayor.

On 23 March 2024, Jorgo Goro was himself arrested by SPAK for corruption. ^{[49] [50]}

Notes

1. Coalition led by Berisha-led PD faction, PL, PBDNJ, PDK
2. Coalition led by Artur Roshi which consists of PBKD, BLD, PBD
3. As indicated on the KQZ website
4. Coalition led by Berisha-led PD faction, PL, PBDNJ, PDK
5. Coalition led by Dashamir Shehi
6. Coalition led by Artur Roshi which consists of PBKD, BLD, PBD

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