Sali Berisha
Albanian parliament holds short session to approve government program and cabinet
Albania’s parliament held a much shorter-than-expected session on Thursday to present the government’s program and hold a confidence vote for the new cabinet. Why is this important: Although a 24...
Parliament approves new structure amid opposition walkout
Albania’s parliament approved changes to its internal rules and adopted a new structure with 79 votes from the majority, after opposition MPs left the chamber in protest. Why is this...
US sanctions two senior Montenegrin officials for corruption
The US State Department has designated former Budva mayor and current MP Milo Božović and the former president of Montenegro’s Supreme Court, Vesna Medenica, as ineligible to enter the United...
Democrats to take their seats in parliament despite rejecting May 11 elections
Although they continue to reject the results of the May 11 elections, the Democratic Party will take up its seats in parliament. Party leader Sali Berisha made the announcement after...
Albania’s top election official calls May 11 vote a success, urges full reform
Four months after the May 11 elections, Albania’s State Election Commissioner Ilirjan Celibashi described the vote as a success but admitted it exposed significant shortcomings. Speaking at a press conference,...
Public anger in Shkodra after café shooting leaves two dead
Two people were killed and two others wounded in a Monday morning shooting at a café near Shkodra’s City Hall. The attack that has stunned the northern city and reignited...
A lonely Berisha at Democratic Party HQ continues to fight ‘stolen’ election
While the entire Albanian political class seems to have headed for their summer break, Sali Berisha, chairman of the Democratic Party, refuses to abandon his party’s Tirana headquarters, repeatedly holding...
In a surprising admission, Berisha labels 21 January a “state crime” but insists it was unintentional
For the first time, 14 years after four protesters were killed by Republic Guard gunfire during a Socialist-led demonstration, former Prime Minister Sali Berisha has surprised many by acknowledging that...
Demolitions in Theth hit only businesses, not homes, Rama insists
Prime Minister Edi Rama said today that the operation in the Theth tourist village removed only unauthorized business structures—restaurants, bars and hotels—built without permits, and spared private homes. Democratic Party...
Berisha threatens protests in September as Democratic Party rejects May 11 election results
The Democratic Party is gearing up for a tense autumn, with its leader Sali Berisha vowing to return to the streets in protest against what he calls a “narco-state” following...