Protest in front of the Albanian Parliament against the new budget ends prematurely
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20/11/24
The protest organized by the opposition DP in front of the Parliament this evening ended after 1 and a half hours. The rally was announced to last as long as the plenary session for the approval of the budget, but was closed earlier for unknown reasons. Activists spoke out against the approval of the draft […]
Opposition’s Shehi rejects DP leader’s invitation for a coalition: We are looking for a different trajectory to defeat PM Rama
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16/11/24
The head of the right-wing LZHK party, Dashamir Shehi, today rejected the invitation of the chief democrat Sali Berisha for an opposition coalition, stressing that the party he leads has a different approach to the fight against Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama and his government. During a press conference, Shehi stated that the opposition must […]
PM Rama conference with the EU ambassador: Most positive EU progres report for Albania
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01/11/24
Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama today attended a press conference with the ambassador of the European Union, Silvio Gonzato, with a focus on the 2024 Progress Report for Albania, where he assessed the country’s progress towards joining the bloc. “Today is the occasion to repeat that the progress report is the most complete, most detailed, […]
Major opposition DP protest blocks for 3 hours main road axes in several cities of Albania
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30/10/24
For three hours the traffic of vehicles on the main road axes of the country was paralyzed this afternoon by the anti-government protest organized by the opposition DP. Supporters of the opposition along with MPs of the Democratic Party and the Freedom Party, blocked the traffic of vehicles, allowing only ambulances to pass. The most […]
Heavy tensions in the parliamentary session in Tirana; The opposition tries to burn chairs inside the building surrounded by protesters
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17/10/24
Today’s session of the Albanian parliament has brought severe tensions due to the protest of the DP opposition both inside and outside the parliament. The session were interrupted by the chaos caused by the DP deputies who grabbed chairs and after piling them in the center of the hall, tried to set them on fire. […]
Several policemen injured and Molotov bottles towards the institutions at the march of the Albanian opposition in Tirana
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08/10/24
The protest announced on Monday afternoon by the Albanian opposition DP in Tirana resulted in numerous Molotov shots towards state institutions, broken advertising boards and several police officers injured. The protesters of the Democratic Party started in several marching groups initially towards the prime minister’s office from the headquarters of DP, led by officials Flamur […]
24 MPs of DP opposition expelled from the Assembly, Sula: The decision does not scare us to continue the battle
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03/10/24
Democratic MP Dashnor Sula reacted today after the Secretariat of Ethics expelled 24 PD MPs following the disturbances on Monday in the Albanian Assembly. In a post on the social network Facebook, Sula writes that this decision does not scare the democrats to continue the battle in the Parliament or in the streets. The Democrat […]
DP opposition sets fire to the chairs outside the Parliament in protest, PM Rama: The difference is that we plant, whereas they burn
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01/10/24
Deputies of the Democratic Party today took the extreme act of burning chairs outside the Parliament of Albania in protest against the prison sentence of fellow democrat Salianji. The flames for a moment went out of control, threatening the entrance of the parliament, before the officers of the Guard of the Republic extinguished them. After […]
US Embassy concerned about the force displayed in the Assembly: Such acts have no place in the democratic process
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01/10/24
The American Embassy in Albania has today called on all political parties to engage in constructive dialogue, after the burning of chairs by DP opposition MPs and physical clashes with those of the SP majority. “The US Embassy is deeply concerned about the destruction and force unleashed on the Albanian parliament on Monday. Such damaging […]
Shehi against the protests for the detention of DP deputy: The state is not falling because Salianji was put in prison, let’s stand up for bigger things
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27/09/24
The head of the right-wing Albanian party LZHK, Dashamir Shehi has distanced himself from the opposition action in defense of MP Ervin Salianji, who was sentenced to 1 year in prison for a false testimony. “Our justice is not perfect, we all know that. But since we have stood up for the new justice system, […]
Appeals court sentences opposition deputy to prison, PD convenes the Parliamentary Group
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26/09/24
After the decision of the Albanian Court of Appeal, where Ervin Salianj was sentenced to one year in prison, PD has announced an emergency meeting at headquarters. After the decision, Salianji said that everything in the court was prepared. “As you followed the session, the court had come with a pre-prepared decision. A forged decision […]
Ballot boxes of partial elections in Himara are opened, after the opposition’s request for electoral invalidity
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23/08/24
The DP opposition continued today with the calls for the opening of the boxes for the partial elections of the Municipality of Himara, in the hope that they will be repeated. Representative Koli Bele said that the right originates from Article 21, Section 2, and that the practice is consolidated in previous cases. “The process […]
Opposition’s questioner against head of special prosecution in parliament sees him accused of “intellectual crime” and “political imprisonment” of Berisha
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15/07/24
The head of the Albanian Special Prosecutor’s Office, Altin Dumani, was faced today for about 4 hours with numerous accusations, criticisms and ironies from the democratic opposition MPs, while he was in the Parliament to present the annual work report of the institution he leads. Opposition MPs Tritan Shehu, Flamur Noka, Elda Hoti, Edi Paloka […]
Starts the opposition protest in front of the Prime Minister’s Office, hundreds of police on standby in Tirana
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11/07/24
After receiving the seal and logo of the Democratic Party, Sali Berisha called a national protest tonight, which has officially started in front of the Prime Minister’s Office. Two are the main demands of the democrats, the creation of a technical government and the release of the opposition leader who has been in isolation for […]
Head of opposition party PL, Ilir Meta formalizes separation from his wife Monika, also a high official of the party
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04/07/24
Former Albanian president Ilir Meta, chairman of the ‘Partia e Lirise’, has tonight confirmed the separation from his wife Monika Kryemadhi, who until recently was also the leader of the opposition group, the third largest party in the country. In an interview given for the show on SyriTv, he said that there is a divorce […]
The opposition demands explanations for the health abuses scandal, minister: Doctors will be punished with their licenses
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04/07/24
Yesterday’s accusations for some doctors of abuse with the patients’ treatment at the Oncology hospital in Tirana, caused strong debates in the Albanian parliament today. Opposition’s DP Albana Vokshi along with her opposition colleagues issued strong accusations towards former health ministers of and the current one Albana Koçiu, as supporters of the abuses. “Koçiu, Manja, […]