Sali Ram Berisha is an Albanian cardiologist and conservative politician who served as the president of Albania from 1992 to 1997 and as the 32nd prime minister of Albania from 2005 to 2013. Berisha has served as Chairman of the Democratic Party of Albania since 2022. He has previously held the position of Chairman from 1990 to 1992 and 1997 to 2013. He is the leader of opposition in Albania.
Edi Rama is an Albanian politician and painter who has been serving as the 33rd and incumbent prime minister of Albania since 2013 and chairman of the Socialist Party of Albania since 2005. He was Minister of Culture,Youth and Sports from 1998 to 2000. First elected mayor of Tirana in 2000,he was reelected in 2003 and 2007.
The Democratic Party of Albania is a conservative political party in Albania. It has been the largest opposition party in the country since 2013.
Albin Kurti is a Kosovar Albanian politician who has been serving as Prime Minister of Kosovo since 2021,having previously held the office from February to June 2020. He came to prominence in 1997 as the vice-president of the University of Pristina student union,and a main organizer of non-violent student demonstrations of 1997 and 1998. Kurti then worked in Adem Demaçi's office when the latter became the political representative of the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA). Kurti has been a member of the Assembly of the Republic of Kosovo since 2010 in three consecutive legislatures.
Lulzim Basha is an Albanian lawyer and politician who served as chairman of the Democratic Party of Albania and as the Leader of the Opposition from 2013 to 2022 and again from 2023 until 2024.
Bujar Faik Nishani was an Albanian politician. He served as the president of Albania from 24 July 2012 to 24 July 2017.
Gent Hysen Strazimiri was a member of the Assembly of the Republic of Albania for the Democratic Party of Albania (DP). He was Deputy Minister of Interior Affairs from 2007 to 2009. Strazimiri is also member of the committee on Legal Affairs,Public Administration and Human Rights and Committee on Education and Public Information.
Tom Doshi is an Albanian businessman and politician,ex-member of the Socialist Party of Albania in the last three legislatures,and the leader of the Social Democratic Party of Albania.
Lefter Koka is an Albanian politician who served as the Minister of Environment in the centre-left Coalition Government of Albania and was also a member of the Assembly of the Republic of Albania for the Socialist Party of Albania. Originally serving as a member for the Socialist Movement for Integration. Koka served as Mayor of Durrës from 2003 to 2007.
Vangjel Tavo is an Albanian politician who was elected mayor of Himarëon the repeat elections on 4 August 2024;he was sworn in on 30 September 2024. Tavo was member of the Assembly of the Republic of Albania for the Socialist Movement for Integration and served as the Minister of Health from 2012 to 2013,replacing Petrit Vasili.
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.
Kadri Veseli is a Kosovo Albanian politician,former chairman of the Assembly of Kosovo and the Kosovo Intelligence Service. He is the leader of the Democratic Party of Kosovo. Veseli was one of the founders and leaders of the Kosovo Liberation Army. He also was the chief of the Kosovo Intelligence Service,a post-war state intelligence organisation. In 2020,he was indicted for war crimes and crimes against humanity during the Kosovo War.
Adriatik Llalla is an Albanian lawyer. He served as the Prosecutor General of the Republic of Albania from 2012 to 2017. During the years 2008 to 2012 he was Inspector General of the "High Inspectorate of Declaration and Audit of Assets and Conflict of Interest",(HIDAACI).
Lumir Abdixhiku is a Kosovar Albanian politician serving as President of Democratic League of Kosovo since 14 March 2021. He previously served as Minister of Infrastructure and Environment in the 2019. He was also a Chairman of the Budget and Finance Committee in the Assembly of the Republic of Kosovo from 2017 to 2019.
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.
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.
Themie Thomai Prifti was an Albanian politician of the Albanian Party of Labour.
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.
Bardhul Idrizi,known mononymously as Bardhi,is a Macedonian-Albanian rapper. He attracted widespread attention in the Albanian-speaking Balkans upon the release of his breakthrough single,"Betohemi",which eventually peaked atop the Albanian chart.
