Democratic Party

Internal tensions mount in Albania’s Democratic Party over candidate lists

Albania’s Democratic Party (DP) is facing escalating internal tensions over candidate lists for the upcoming May elections. With polls showing the ruling Socialist Party (SP) leading by double digits, the...

Albanian opposition Democrats demand diaspora Albanians be allowed to vote with foreign ID

The Democratic Party in Albania has announced it will condition its support for proposed electoral code changes, initiated by the Central Election Commission (CEC) and backed by the ruling Socialists,...

Albanian opposition leader appeals to Trump for support in public letter

Sali Berisha, the embattled leader of Albania’s Democratic Party, has sent a public letter to Donald Trump, tying his political future to the former U.S. president’s return to power. In...

Democratic Party promise to pay restitution to former political prisoners and property owners

The Democratic Party (DP) has pledged to address long-standing debts owed by the Albanian state to former political prisoners and confiscated property owners. During a meeting with representatives of associations...

Controversy rocks Democratic Party’s internal election in Tirana

Unprecedented allegations have surfaced from the Democratic Party’s (DP) internal elections in Tirana’s Administrative Unit No. 2. Candidates for the branch leader position have claimed that the voting process was...

Berisha announces coalition plans ahead of elections

Democratic Party leader Sali Berisha has confirmed plans to form a coalition with the Freedom Party and other political groups for the upcoming elections. Berisha made the announcement during a...

Editorial note: The opposition’s protest that wasn’t

The latest civil disobedience protest organized by Albania’s Democratic Party (DP) has come and gone, leaving barely a ripple in its wake. Held under relentless cold rain, the protest seemed...

Parliament Leaders’ Conference rejects opposition’s request on Inquiry into Durrës Port Project

The Parliament Leaders’ Conference has rejected a request from 35 opposition MPs to establish a parliamentary inquiry committee aimed at investigating the legality of procedures surrounding the Durrës Port project....

Albanian government’s TikTok ban sparks political battle with opposition

The Albanian government’s decision to suspend TikTok for one year, part of a broader package of measures aimed at improving school safety, has turned into a new political battleground. Despite...

Former President Bamir Topi: Berisha’s claim of third return to power is a “hallucination”

Former Albanian President Bamir Topi, in an interview on MCN, ridiculed Sali Berisha’s claim of a third political comeback, likening it to a “hallucination.” Topi argued that Berisha’s insistence on...