Democratic Party

Former DP leader criticizes Democratic Party’s rejection of electronic voting

Lulzim Basha, leader of the PD-Euroatlantic Democrats and former leader of the Democratic Party, has criticized DP refusal to adopt electronic voting and counting, labeling Sali Berisha as Prime Minister Edi...
Belinda Balluku

Albanian Democratic Party accuses Minister of Energy of €180 million energy scheme

The Democratic Party (DP) has filed a complaint with the Special Anti-Corruption Prosecution Office (SPAK) against Minister of Energy and Deputy Prime Minister Belinda Balluku. They accuse her of abusing...

Albanian Democratic Party opposes electronic voting in two electoral districts

The Democratic Party has voiced opposition to the Central Election Commission’s (CEC) proposal to implement electronic voting and counting in the Elbasan and Durrës districts for the 2025 elections. Why...

Poll reveals Albanians reject Berisha’s protests and back Socialist Party for fourth term

A recent poll conducted by Report TV and a well-known local pollster reveals that 69.5% of Albanians disapprove of the opposition’s civil disobedience campaign led by Sali Berisha and the...

Opposition MPs engage in violence inside and outside Parliament trying to disrupt parliamentary session

Thursday’s parliamentary session in Albania was marked by confrontations inside and outside the chamber, as Democratic Party (PD) MPs tried to force their way into Parliament through violent charges. Members...

Four Democratic Party MPs Fined 760,000 Lek for burning parliament chairs

Four Democratic Party MPs have been fined a total of 760,000 lek ot 7,600 Euros, for setting fire to a number of chairs taken from the Parliament. The Secretary General...
Ervin Salianji

Albanian High Court rejects Democrat MP’s request to suspend prison sentence

The Albanian High Court has rejected a request from Democratic Party (DP) MP Ervin Salianji to suspend the execution of his one-year prison sentence. On Tuesday, the Court, upheld the...
Sali Berisha

Berisha: Opposition will block budget that “impoverishes and steals from Albanians”

Democratic Party leader, Sali Berisha, speaking from his home where he remains under house arrest on charges of passive corruption, announced in a virtual press conference that the opposition will...

Rama: “Only two real protests in Albania – the rest are political shows”

Prime Minister Edi Rama, in a recent interview on the podcast “Flasim”, dismissed opposition-led protests as mere political theatrics. He emphasized that Albania has only witnessed two genuine protests during...

Albania’s Democratic Party splinters again ahead of 2025 elections

Albania’s Democratic Party (DP) has fractured yet again, as a new splinter group breaks away from Sali Berisha’s faction. This latest development comes at a critical time for the party,...