Albania Elections 2025
Government extends ID validity to ensure voting rights for 600,000 citizens
Just four days ahead of Albania’s May 11 parliamentary elections, the government has approved a normative act extending the validity of all identification documents expiring between May 11 and May...
Editorial note: The slow unraveling of Sali Berisha
The visible decline of Sali Berisha, the veteran leader of the Democratic Party, former president, and former prime minister, is one of the defining features of this electoral campaign. Once...
Final week of campaigning: familiar front-runners, fragmented newcomers, and a historic emigrant vote
As Albania approaches its May 11 parliamentary elections, 53 political parties will wrap up their campaigns this Friday. The ruling Socialist Party (SP), running alone and seeking a fourth consecutive...
Rama urges Albanian diaspora in Greece to return ballots before May 11
Prime Minister Edi Rama has once again called on Albanian migrants in Greece to return their ballots before the May 11 deadline, emphasizing that this vote is not just about...
Berisha coalition ally slams Fredi Beleri, calls him a disgrace to Albanian politics
Shpëtim Idrizi, chairman of the Party for Justice, Integration and Unity (PDIU), has launched a fierce attack against Fredi Beleri, the nationalist ethnic Greek politician and current Member of the...
Three violent incidents involving Democratic Party candidates raise alarm during Albanian election campaign
Three separate violent incidents involving Democratic Party (DP) parliamentary candidates have occurred within the span of a single week. Each case involved direct physical confrontation or threats of violence, with...
Delays in diaspora voting fuel speculation of intentional sabotage by Greece
With six days to go before Albania’s May 11 elections, serious problems have emerged in the country’s first-ever external voting process in Greece. The delays are linked to the international...
EU denies DP affiliated media claims of interference in OSCE Election Report
The European Union Delegation in Tirana has denied allegations published by Syri.net, a media outlet closely aligned with Sali Berisha’s family, which claimed that EU officials intervened to remove names...
Europe’s center-right embraces Berisha again — prompting a scornful response from Albania’s prime minister
The European People’s Party (EPP) has adopted a resolution titled “Electoral Integrity in Albania,” submitted by the Democratic Party (DP) of Albania at its recent congress in Valencia. The document,...
Berisha meets former Enlargement Commissioner Hahn, despite history of harsh criticism
Democratic Party leader Sali Berisha met with former European Commissioner for Enlargement Johannes Hahn during the European People’s Party (EPP) Congress in Valencia, in a meeting the DP described as...