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The Municipal Council of Tirana (Albanian : Këshilli Bashkiak i Tiranës) is the legislative body of Tirana, Albania. [1] As of 2019 it consists of 61 members who serve a 4-year term. [1] The members of the council are elected in local elections and the last elections were won by the Socialist Party. The member of the council elects the Chairman of the council. During the 2019–2021 Albanian political crisis members from the opposition had boycotted the election. Which resulted in a Socialist Party landslide. [2] Around the split of the opposition Democratic Party of Albania many democrats would join Together We Win coalition.
Tirana's City Council consists of 61 members. It has 14 committees listed as follows: [1]
Following the Albanian local elections, 2023, the composition of the Council of Tirana is as follows: [3]
Name | Abbr. | Seats | |
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Socialist Party of Albania Partia Socialiste e Shqipërisë | PS | 34 | |
Together We Win Bashkë Fitojmë | BF | 15 | |
Democratic Party of Albania Partia Demokratike e Shqipërisë | PD | 4 | |
Social Democratic Party of Albania Partia Socialdemokrate e Shqipërisë | PSD | 3 | |
Republican Party of Albania Partia Republikane e Shqipërisë | PR | 1 | |
Party for Justice, Integration and Unity Partia Drejtësi, Integrim dhe Unitet | PDIU | 1 | |
Hashtag Initiative Nisma Thurje | NTH | 1 | |
Movement for National Development Lëvizja për Zhvillim Kombëtar | LZHK | 1 | |
Movement Together Lëvizja Bashkë | BASHKE | 1 |
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