Democratic Party

Parliament of Albania

Democratic Party denounces 73 Socialist MPs to SPAK for way they voted

In what looks as an act of revenge for charges filed against 23 Democrat MPs who ransacked Parliament and burned chairs two days ago, the Democratic Party (DP) has filed...
Opposition members set fire to chairs in the courtyard of Albania’s Parliament

Albanian opposition escalates tensions in Parliament with radical protests

The Democratic Party (PD) has intensified its strategy of obstructing parliamentary sessions. In a dramatic turn, opposition members set fire to chairs in the courtyard of Albania’s Parliament, protesting a...
Sali Berisha

Democratic Party postpones protest to October 7th, calls for civil disobedience

The Democratic Party (DP) has postponed its planned protest to 7 October, with the event set to begin at 18:00 in front of the Prime Minister’s Office in Tirana. The...
Sali Berisha

Sali Berisha announces nationwide protests and civil disobedience starting October 6

The Democratic Party leader announced that starting October 6, they will organize protests across the country. The party leadership and parliamentary group have approved a strategy of civil disobedience. In...
Ervin Salianji

Democratic Party MP Ervin Salianji sentenced to one year in Prison

The Court of Appeals in Tirana upheld the one-year prison sentence of Democratic Party MP Ervin Salianji, confirming the lower court’s ruling. Salianji was convicted for making fabricated accusations in...

Socialists defend Shkodra entry project amid opposition criticism

The Socialist Party of Shkodër defended the ongoing construction of the city’s entry project, rejecting accusations from the Democratic Party (PD) of legal violations. The Socialists emphasized that the project,...

PAA pressures Democrats ahead of 2025 elections

In the lead-up to the 2025 elections, small parties like the Agrarian Environmentalist Party (PAA) negotiate with major parties to secure parliamentary seats and influence. These negotiations often resemble power...
Ervin Salianji

Democratic Party MP Salianji appears in court surrounded by Democratic Party MPs for appeal in ‘Babale’ case

Democratic Party MP Ervin Salianji appeared at the Court of Appeals today accompanied by a large group of Democratic Party MPs as final arguments were presented in the so-called “Babale”...

Former Democratic Party MP Gerti Bogdani passes away at 44

Gerti Bogdani, former MP of the Democratic Party, passed away at the age of 44 due to cardiac arrest. Born on July 7, 1980, in Tirana, Bogdani was a father...

2025 Elections: Socialists and Democrats engage in unequal battle for grey electorate

As Albania gears up for the 2025 spring elections, the traditional rivals that have dominated Albania’s political scene for much of the past three decades, Edi Rama’s Socialist Party and Sali Berisha’s Democratic...