Edi Rama is an Albanian politician,painter,writer,former university lecturer,publicist and former basketball player,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 appointed Minister of Culture,Youth and Sports in 1998,an office he held until 2000. First elected mayor of Tirana in 2000,he was reelected in 2003 and 2007.
The Socialist Party of Albania is a social-democratic political party in Albania. It has been described as centre-left. It was founded on 13 June 1991. The PS is an associate of the Party of European Socialists and a member of the Socialist International,and holds pro-European views.
The Democratic Party of Albania is a conservative political party in Albania. It has been the largest opposition party in the country since 2013.
Ilir Rexhep Meta is an Albanian politician. He served as the president of Albania from 24 July 2017 to 24 July 2022.
The Freedom Party,formerly known as the Socialist Movement for Integration,is a social democratic political party in Albania. The party was formed on 6 September 2004,when Ilir Meta defected from the Socialist Party of Albania (PS). A proposal to change its logo,name and other symbols was unanimously approved at the party's National Convention (Congress) on 25 July 2022. The party is seen more socially conservative than Socialist Party of Albania.
In 1991,the Socialist Party of Albania,with specific social democratic ideology took control of the country through democratic elections. One year later the Democratic Party of Albania won the new elections. After 1990,Albania has been seeking a closer relationship with the West. What followed were deliberate programs of economic and democratic reform,but the implementation of capitalism led to the proliferation of pyramid schemes. Chaos in late 1996 to early 1997,as a result of the collapse of these pyramid schemes,alarmed the world and prompted the influx of international peacekeeping forces. In 1995,Albania was accepted into the Council of Europe and requested membership in NATO and is a potential candidate country for accession to the European Union. The workforce of Albania has continued to emigrate to Western countries,especially Greece and Italy.
Parliamentary elections were held in Albania on 28 June 2009. No alliance achieved 71 deputies on its own needed to form a parliamentary majority. A coalition government was formed by the Democratic Party and Socialist Movement for Integration.
The 2011 Albanian opposition demonstrations were a series of Antigovernment protests in cities around Albania following 18 months of political conflict over alleged electoral fraud by the opposition. A video surfaced which portrayed the deputy prime minister arranging a corrupt deal with the minister of economy. The public outcry over the video resulted in the resignation of the deputy prime minister,Ilir Meta. A demonstration was called by parliamentary opposition parties,which include the Socialist Party and the Unity for Human Rights Party. These were called on 21 January in order to protest the alleged corruption of the Albanian government as well as widespread unemployment and poverty in the country.
Blendi Klosi is an Albanian Socialist Party politician and the Member of Parliament (MP) for Berat. On 13 September 2017,Mr. Klosi was appointed as Minister of Tourism and Environment by the 2nd Rama government.
Vangjel Tavo is an Albanian politician,member of the Assembly of the Republic of Albania for the Socialist Movement for Integration He served as the Minister of Health from 2012 to 2013,replacing Petrit Vasili.
Indirect presidential elections were held in Albania on 30 May,4,8 and 11 June 2012,the seventh such elections since the collapse of the communist regime in 1991. The first through third rounds of voting were inconclusive. The fourth round resulted in the incumbent party's member Bujar Nishani being elected as President.
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.
Monika Kryemadhi is an Albanian politician,member of Parliament and former leader of the Socialist Movement for Integration party. She is also the wife of the former President of Albania Ilir Meta. Monika Kryemadhi refused the position of First Lady of Albania—delegating the role instead to her eldest daughter,Bora.
The following lists events in the year 2017 in Albania.
The 2017 Albanian opposition protests were a series of anti-government protests,largely in Tirana,which centered around poverty,corruption,the illicit drug situation in Albania,fear of electoral fraud in the parliamentary elections,and alleged manipulation of the voting process by the government.
The Twenty-ninth Legislature of Albania,officially known as the VIII Pluralist Legislature of Albania,is the legislature of Albania following the 2013 general election of Members of Parliament (MPs) to the Albanian Parliament. The party of the Prime Minister Edi Rama,PS,with its coalition partners obtained an absolute majority of 83.
In Albania the Berisha II Government was in office from 2009 to 2013. They were sworn in on 17 September 2009,replacing the Berisha I cabinet,which had been in office since 2005. They were followed by the Rama cabinet on September 15,2013.
Parliamentary elections are scheduled to be held in Albania by June 2025.
The Thirtieth Legislature of Albania,officially known as the IX Pluralist Legislature of Albania,is the legislature of Albania following the 2017 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,alongside its ally,the Social Democratic Party (PSD),which secured 1 seat and Party for Justice,Integration and Unity (PDIU) 3 seats.
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.
