Tirana is the capital and largest city of Albania. It is located in the centre of the country,enclosed by mountains and hills,with Dajti rising to the east and a slight valley to the northwest overlooking the Adriatic Sea in the distance. It is among the wettest and sunniest cities in Europe,with 2,544 hours of sun per year.
The Mayor of Tirana is the head of the General Assembly in Tirana,Albania. The mayor including with his cabinet,exercises the executive power of the city and is directly elected together with the City Council,directly for 4-year term.
Saint Procopius Church of Tirana is an Orthodox church on the outskirts of Tirana,Albania. It was one of only two Orthodox churches that existed in the city before World War II,the other one being the 19th-century Evangelismos Church,which was demolished in 1967.
Eshref Effendy Frasheri,also referred to as Eshtref Bey Frashëri,was an Albanian politician. He served as co-Chairman of the National Council of Albania from 1921 until 1923 and Deputy Chairman 1932-1938.
Gentian Muça is an Albanian professional football coach and former centre-back who is the manager of the Under-21 squad of Tirana. A product of the KF Tirana academy,he spent much of his early career in the lower leagues of Germany before returning to Albania,and indeed Tirana in 2008.
The 2013–14 season was Klubi i Futbollit Tirana's 75th competitive season,75th consecutive season in the Kategoria Superiore and 93rd year in existence as a football club.
The 2014–15 KF Tirana season was the 94th year in Klubi i Futbollit Tirana existence and 76th competitive and consecutive season in the Kategoria Superiore.
Myslym Peza was a distinguished World War II veteran who led the anti-fascist movement "Çeta e Pezës",the members of which founded the Communist Party of Albania.
Ilir Avdyli is a Kosovar professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for KF Llapi.
The Tirana Olympic Park Feti Borova is a multi-purpose arena in Tirana,Albania. The Government of Albania held a public tender for the construction of a sports hall in order to host games.
SFIDA! për Shqipërinë is an Albanian political party,founded in 2016. SFIDA is an anti-establishment party that promotes direct democracy,mandate limitation and vetting for politicians. SFIDA is a follow-up of the movement "Ne,Tirana" which supported Gjergj Bojaxhi during local elections in 2015,where he ran as an independent candidate for Tirana's city hall. The party does not have a traditional leader. Instead,this role is split between an administrative chairman and a political representative,Gjergj Bojaxhi.
Endri Fuga is a political strategist and consultant,known for his role as the Director of Communications to the Prime Minister of Albania Edi Rama. Fuga's long-term relationship with the Prime Minister dates back to when Rama was mayor of Tirana. Fuga became known as the modernizer of the Socialist Party communications systems,as well as the architect of the 2013 left wing coalition campaign,which was characterized by the massive use of digital communication and social media. Prior to joining Rama at the Municipality of Tirana,Fuga was a civic society advocate,working closely with his friend,current mayor of Tirana Erion Veliaj. Fuga has worked as a strategist to political campaigns in Europe,South East Asia,Latin America and Africa. He has also been a consultant for different international organizations,like USAID,IRI,the Open Society Foundation in different parts of the world.
The 2017–18 season was Klubi i Futbollit Tirana's 79th competitive season,first ever season in the Kategoria e Parëand 97th year in existence as a football club.
The 2018–19 season is Klubi i Futbollit Tirana's 80th competitive season,78th in the Kategoria Superiore and 98th year in existence as a football club.
Belind Këlliçi is an Albanian conservative politician. He has been currently appointed by the Democratic Party of Albania as the Political Leader of Tirana County for the upcoming elections in 2025. He was elected Member of Parliament for Tirana County in April 2021 general elections. He was the official candidate of the Democratic Party to run for Mayor of Tirana in the local elections of 2023,after winning in the Democratic Party Primaries.
The 2022–23 season was Tirana's 93rd season in their history of the Albanian Superliga and came in as the defending champions. Along with the Superliga,the club was also participated in the Albanian Supercup,Albanian Cup,and the Champions League qualifying stage. The season began in August 2022 and ended in May 2023.
Local elections were held on 14 May 2023 in Albania. Mayors and municipal council seats were being elected in each of Albania's 61 municipalities.
Municipal elections to elect the mayor and Municipal Assembly were held in Prishtina on 17 October 2021,with a second round of the mayoral election on 14 November. The elections came just nine months after parliamentary elections which saw Vetëvendosje win by a landslide. Përparim Rama of the Democratic League of Kosovo won the mayoral election,narrowly defeating Vetëvendosje's Arben Vitia,the Minister of Health. by around 1,600 votes.
