Skënder Gjinushi is an Albanian politician and academic. He has served in several high-ranking positions in the Albanian government,including as Speaker of Parliament and Deputy Prime Minister. He founded the Social Democratic Party of Albania and served as its chairman from 1991 to 2019. He is currently serving as the president of the Academy of Sciences of Albania.
Valentina Leskaj is an Albanian politician and political economist who was a member of the Assembly of the Republic of Albania for the Socialist Party from 2002 until 2017,when she decided to resign and leave politics.
Arben Ahmetaj is an Albanian politician who served as the Deputy Prime Minister of Albania from 2021 to 2022. Since 2013 previously has served in several important departments such as:Minister of Economic Development,Minister of Finance,as well as Minister of State for Reconstruction after the devastating earthquake in 2019 that occurred in the central area of the country.
The Qafa e Vishës bus accident occurred on 21 May 2012,at Qafa e Vishës near Himarë,Albania,when a bus plunged 80 metres (260 ft) off a cliff. Most of the victims were students of Aleksandër Xhuvani University of Elbasan. The driver is also believed to have been killed. The students were travelling from Elbasan to Sarandë.
Parliamentary elections were held in Albania on 23 June 2013. The result was a victory for the Alliance for a European Albania led by the Socialist Party and its leader,Edi Rama. Incumbent Prime Minister Sali Berisha of the Democratic Party-led Alliance for Employment,Prosperity and Integration conceded defeat on 26 June.
Elvana Gjata is an Albanian singer-songwriter,actress and entrepreneur. Born and raised in Tirana,she has been referred to as a "Diva of Albanian music". She rose to recognition in Albania and other Albanian-speaking territories in the Balkans following the release of her two studio albums,Mamës (2007) and Afër dhe larg (2011). The singer saw further success through many acclaimed singles,as well as her extended plays 3 (2018) and Çelu (2021),and has achieved multiple number one singles in the Albanian singles chart. Gjata has also received numerous awards and accolades,including two Balkan Music Awards,a Festivali i Këngës Award,four Kënga Magjike Awards and a Top Fest Award.
Shpëtim Duro is an Albanian professional football coach.
Erion Veliaj is an Albanian politician currently serving as the Mayor of Tirana. Stemming from a civil society activism organization as the leader of MJAFT!,Veliaj joined the ranks of the Socialist Party of Albania in 2011,when he was appointed Secretary for Youth and Immigration.
Artan Mërgjyshi is an Albanian professional football coach and former player.
KF Dukagjini is a professional football club based in the city of Klina,Kosovo. The club compete in the top tier of football in Kosovo the Football Superleague of Kosovo.
Parliamentary elections were held in Albania on 25 April 2021 amid the COVID-19 pandemic to elect the 140 members of the parliament. A total of 1,871 candidates,including 732 women,were registered,with ten political parties,two coalitions and three independent candidates contesting the election. The Socialist Party (PS),led by incumbent Prime Minister Edi Rama,opted for an independent participation,while the opposition Democratic Party (PD),under Lulzim Basha,formed the Democratic Party –Alliance for Change,a coalition with 12 smaller parties. Other notable political entities,including the Socialist Movement for Integration (LSI) and the Social Democratic Party (PSD),also pursued electoral success independently. The election campaign was highly polarised,with competing narratives centered on pressing national issues such as European Union (EU) accession,economic development,healthcare reform,infrastructure modernisation,and the government's handling of the COVID-19 crisis. Campaign strategies were significantly altered due to the pandemic,with political parties increasingly relying on digital platforms and social media to reach voters,as traditional in-person events were limited by public health restrictions.
The COVID-19 vaccination campaign in Albania is a mass immunization campaign that was put in place by the Albanian authorities in order to respond to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. It started on 11 January 2021.
Evis Kushi is an Albanian politician. She was served as 52nd Minister of Education,Sports and Youth since september 2023.
Delina Ibrahimaj is an Albanian politician serving as minister of state for entrepreneurship and business climate since September 2023. She previously served as the minister of finance and economy from September 2021 to September 2023.
The third Government of Prime Minister Edi Rama is the 67th ruling Government of the Republic of Albania. The Government was officially confirmed by President Ilir Meta on 18 September 2021. Following the 2021 election,the Socialist Party won,for the third consecutive time,a majority of seats in the Albanian Parliament,and,for the second consecutive time,the ability to form a government without the need for a coalition.
The Thirty-first Legislature of Albania,officially known as the X Pluralist Legislature of Albania,is the legislature of Albania following the 2021 general election of Members of Parliament (MPs) to the Albanian Parliament. The party of the Prime Minister Edi Rama,PS,obtained an absolute majority of 74 deputies,becoming the first party to win three consecutive terms since the fall of communism in Albania.
Blendi Gonxhja is a Socialist Party of Albania politician,serving since January 2024 as the Minister of Economy,Culture,and Innovation of Albania.
Arian Tahiri is the deputy mayor of South Mitrovica and a Kosovan former professional basketball player.
On the evening of 29 November 2024,an explosive device detonated at the Ibar-Lepenac water canal in Zubin Potok,Northern Kosovo,severely damaging critical infrastructure that supplies water to multiple municipalities and supports the Obiliq energy plant. Kosovo's government described the incident as a terrorist attack and attributed it to Serbia,framing it as part of a destabilisation strategy. In the aftermath,Kosovo authorities arrested eight individuals linked to the attack,with investigations revealing the use of explosives and connections to the local Serb organisation Civilna Zastita. International responses included condemnation and calls for a thorough investigation from Albania,the European Union,France,and Turkey,all expressing solidarity with Kosovo and urging accountability for those responsible.
