Albania Elections 2025
ODIHR Preliminary Report: Albania’s May 11 elections competitive but marked by polarization and unequal conditions
In its preliminary report on Albania’s May 11 parliamentary elections, the OSCE/ODIHR election observation mission described the process as competitive and generally well-managed, but held in a deeply polarized environment...
Hashim Thaçi calls Rama after elections: “The Commander was in top form,” says the Prime Minister
One day after Albania’s parliamentary elections, Prime Minister and Socialist Party leader Edi Rama received a phone call from former Kosovo President Hashim Thaçi. Rama shared the news in a...
Diaspora vote: SP leads with over 55%, DP trails as CEC suspends counting of ballots from Greece
As the counting of diaspora ballots continues, preliminary results show the Socialist Party (SP) leading decisively. Out of 14,420 envelopes counted so far—part of the nearly 195,000 votes expected from...
Sali Berisha rejects responsibility as DP suffers historic collapse in 2025 elections
The Democratic Party (DP) of Albania is facing its worst electoral result in decades, with preliminary results from the May 11 parliamentary elections showing a dramatic decline in support. Despite...
Edi Rama and Socialist Party on track to landslide victory that secures them fourth term
As vote counting continues in Albania, results with 28% of the ballots counted show the Socialist Party (SP) headed toward a decisive victory in the May 11 parliamentary elections. Based...
CEC’s arbitrary ban on electronic results fuels misinformation and undermines trust
In an unusual, controversial, and apparently unlawful move, Albania’s Central Election Commission (CEC) has postponed the publication of electronic voting results from Vorë and Tirana’s Unit 10 until Monday morning—despite...
Socialist Party leads in early vote counts in Vorë and Pustec as first results come in
As polls closed in Albania’s May 11 parliamentary elections, initial results from a small number of voting centers are starting to emerge. The first tallies show the ruling Socialist Party...
Provocations by Democratic representatives spark tensions in multiple voting centers during otherwise calm election day
As voting unfolds across Albania in the May 11 parliamentary elections, the process has remained largely calm and orderly—but not without incidents. By 13:00, voter turnout was reported at 26.55%,...
DP candidate referred to SPAK over election incident in Dibër
One day before Albania’s parliamentary elections, Democratic Party (DP) candidate Xhemal Gjunkshi and three of his supporters have been referred to the Special Anti-Corruption Structure (SPAK) by Dibër Police after...
DP “vote protection structures” block Socialist activists’ car in Dibër, raising tension on election eve
One day before Albania’s parliamentary elections, Democratic Party supporters in Maqellarë, Dibër, blocked a car late Friday night, claiming it was linked to vote-buying by the Socialist Party. The incident...