Albanian politics
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...
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...
McLaughlin poll for Top Channel: Socialists maintain strong lead ahead of May 11 elections
A new poll conducted by the U.S.-based firm McLaughlin & Associates and published exclusively by Top Story on Top Channel shows the Socialist Party (PS) maintaining a commanding lead in...
Jorida Tabaku: PD will declare lobbying contract as required, emphasizes transparency and legality
Democratic Party (DP) candidate Jorida Tabaku has spoken publicly for the first time about the party’s controversial $6 million lobbying contract in the United States, promising that everything will be...
Lulzim Basha files criminal complaint against Berisha’s candidate in Durrës over alleged voter intimidation
The Euro-Atlantic Coalition, led by former Democratic Party leader Lulzim Basha, has filed a criminal complaint with SPAK (Special Anti-Corruption Prosecution) against Arjan Ndoja, a former prosecutor and current parliamentary...
Piepoli Poll on Report TV: Socialist Party leads with 50.5% ahead of May 11 elections
With just 45 days to go until Albania’s parliamentary elections, a new poll conducted by the Piepoli Institute in collaboration with Report TV projects a clear lead for the ruling...
Prosecutor General to vet 16 candidates ahead of May 11 elections
Albania’s Prosecutor General will carry out in-depth background checks on 16 candidates running for parliament in the May 11 elections, after they self-declared past legal troubles in their decriminalization forms....
Edi Rama presents Socialist candidates in Elbasan, calls for broad support in May 11 elections
Albanian Prime Minister and Socialist Party leader Edi Rama presented the Socialist candidates for Elbasan where he aims to secure 100,000 votes. In the last parliamentary elections in 2021, the...
Socialist leader Edi Rama defends candidate lists: “With closed lists, we open up the party!”
One day after submitting the Socialist Party’s (SP) candidate lists to the Central Election Commission (KQZ), Prime Minister Edi Rama publicly explained the methodology and philosophy behind the selection of...
Democratic Party presents “Alliance for a Majestic Albania” coalition
The Democratic Party has officially unveiled the “Alliance for a Majestic Albania” coalition. There are 26 parties in the coalition, that Berisha described as the strongest coalition in three decades...