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2019 Albanian Local Elections
2019 Albanian local elections were a set of elections in Albania held on 30 June 2019. Voters were asked to elect mayors, municipal council members, municipal unit mayors and municipal unit members. These were the second local elections in Albania since substantial administrative reforms legislated in 2014 reduced the number of municipalities in the country to 61. The Central Election Commission of Albania was responsible for administrating the elections. Following months of political crisis, the opposition parties refused to participate in the election accusing the government and the Prime Minister of vote buying, voters intimidation and links with criminal organizations that led to a Socialist Party majority in the previous elections. The President had originally postponed the election date to October 13th after many protests organized by the opposition parties, some of which turned out violent, but it was not accepted by the government and the CEC, which decided to co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harta E Bashkive
Harta may refer to: * Harta, Hungary Harta (german: Hartau; hr, Hartava or ) is a village in Bács-Kiskun county, Hungary. Demography * Magyars * Germans , native_name_lang = de , region1 = , pop1 = 72,650,269 , region2 = , pop2 ... * Harta, Poland * ''Harta'' (magazine), a Japanese seinen manga magazine {{disambiguation, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Red And Black Alliance
The Red and Black Alliance ( sq, Aleanca Kuq e Zi) is a nationalist political party in Albania. It was created by Kreshnik Spahiu, the former Deputy Head of the High Council of Justice of Albania. It has sometimes been described as ultra-nationalist. It is the first nationalist/far right party in Albania to be led by a woman, Lumturi Ratkoceri. History On March 20, 2012 the Alliance turned into a political party. On January 8, 2013, the Alliance requested permission from the Central Election Commission of Albania to hold a referendum for the union of Albania with Kosovo. On that same date the Alliance denounced to the Law enforcement authorities of Albania the member of parliament Spiro Ksera, current Minister of Labor, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities of Albania, for anti national activities, connections with the Greek extremist party of Golden Dawn, and for having employed as a counselor Theofan Kaliviotis, an Albania-born ethnic Greek, who is the head of the irrede ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shkodër
Shkodër ( , ; sq-definite, Shkodra) is the fifth-most-populous city of the Republic of Albania and the seat of Shkodër County and Shkodër Municipality. The city sprawls across the Plain of Mbishkodra between the southern part of Lake Shkodër and the foothills of the Albanian Alps on the banks of Buna, Drin and Kir. Due to its proximity to the Adriatic Sea, Shkodër is affected by a seasonal Mediterranean climate with continental influences. One of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the Balkans, Shkodër was founded under the name ''Scodra'' upon the traditional lands of the Illyrian tribes of the Ardiaei and Labeates in the 4th century BCE. It has historically developed on a hill strategically located in the outflow of Lake Shkodër into the Buna River. The Romans annexed the city after the third Illyrian War in 168 BCE, when Gentius was defeated by the Roman force of Anicius Gallus. In the 3rd century CE, Shkodër became the capital of Praevalitana, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Astrit Patozi
Astrit Patozi (born 22 July 1964 in Kavajë) is an Albanian politician and former member of the Assembly of the Republic of Albania. As one of the closest associates of former prime minister Sali Berisha, he served as deputy leader of the Democratic Party and also as head of its parliamentary group. On 23 April 2019, he became the coordinator of the newly born political party on the center-right of the Albanian political scene, Democratic Conviction. Career as a journalist * 1992-1995: Worked at the Albanian Telegraphic Agency and later Newspaper ''"Rilindja" und "olti".'' * 1995-1997: Editor-in-chief of Newspaper ''"Albania"''. * 1997-2005: Editor-in-chief of Newspaper ''"Rilindja Demokratike ''Rilindja Demokratike'' ( en, Democratic Rebirth and short RD) is an Albanian newspaper founded and continuously published in Tirana. Rilindja Demokratike is the official newspaper of the Democratic Party of Albania. Its chief editor is Bledi Ka ..."''. Career as a politician * 1997– ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Democratic Conviction
The Democratic Conviction ( sq, Partia Bindja Demokratike, BD) is a political party in Albania that was registered on April 23, 2019, belongs to the center-right political spectrum. Its coordinator is Astrit Patozi. History Democratic Conviction was created during the 2019 Albanian protests. It participated in the 2021 Albanian parliamentary election, winning 0.5% of the vote and no seats. Notes References See also * List of political parties in Albania Albania has a multi-party system with two major political parties and few smaller ones that are electorally successful. According to official data from the Central Election Commission, there were a total of 124 political parties listed in the pa ... Political parties in Albania {{Albania-party-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edmond Temelko
Edmond Temelko ( mk, Едмонд Темелко) is the former president of the Macedonian Alliance for European Integration. He has been mayor of the Pustec Municipality from local elections held in 2007 until 2019, before which he was councilor in the municipal council. He is an activist for Macedonian rights in Albania. Activism In 2009 he gave a speech on the Albanian Radio-Television in Macedonian Macedonian most often refers to someone or something from or related to Macedonia. Macedonian(s) may specifically refer to: People Modern * Macedonians (ethnic group), a nation and a South Slavic ethnic group primarily associated with North Ma ... to increase the national awareness of the Macedonian people. According to Temelko, Bulgaria uses heavy economic situation of Macedonians in Albania to offer them Bulgarian citizenship, passports and employment opportunity. References People from Pustec Mayors of places in Albania Albanian people of Macedonian descent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Macedonian Alliance For European Integration
The Macedonian Alliance for European Integration (Macedonian Party) ( mk, Македонска Алијанса за Европска Интеграција sq, Aleanca Maqedonase për Integrimin Europian) is a political party of the ethnic Macedonians in Albania. It was established on 30 October 2004 under the name ''Macedonian Alliance for European Integration'' and was registered as a political party on 8 June 2005. The first president of the party was Edmond Temelko, who was the mayor of the Pustec Municipality from 2007 until 2019. It first succeeded in electing an ethnic Macedonian to parliament in 2019, Vasil Sterjovski. Sterjovski himself was elected as the president of the party in September 2019. The party does not support the claims that a Bulgarian minority exists in Albania. First Party Congress The party's first congress was held on 25 April 2009 in Tirana, the capital city of Albania. At the congress the party delegates made several major decisions: *the statute ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edi Rama
Edi Rama (born Edvin Kristaq Rama, 4 July 1964) is an Albanian politician, painter, writer, former university lecturer, publicist and former basketball player, who has served as the 33rd and current Prime Minister of Albania since 2013 and chairman of the Socialist Party of Albania since 2005. Prior to his tenure as Prime Minister, Rama held a number of positions. He was appointed Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports in 1998, an office he held until 2000. First elected mayor of Tirana in 2000, he was reelected in 2003 and 2007. The coalition of centre-left parties led by Rama in the 2013 parliamentary election defeated the centre-right coalition around the Democratic Party of Albania of incumbent Prime Minister Sali Berisha. Rama was appointed Prime Minister for a second term following the 2017 election. Rama won a third mandate following the 2021 parliamentary election in which he defeated the Democratic Party of Albania candidate, Lulzim Basha, for the second time in a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Social Democratic Party Of Albania
The Social Democratic Party of Albania ( sq, Partia Socialdemokrate e Shqipërisë, PSD or PSDSH) is a minor party, minor social democracy, social-democratic list of political parties in Albania, political party in Albania. Its founder is Skënder Gjinushi, a former Minister of Education (1987–1991) and Speaker of Parliament (1997–2001). History The party was formed in March 1991, and was admitted into the Socialist International at its XIX congress in 1992. The party contested the 1992 Albanian parliamentary election, 1992 parliamentary elections, winning seven seats. It did not run in the 1996 Albanian parliamentary election, 1996 elections, but returned to contest the 1997 Albanian parliamentary election, elections the following year in an alliance with the Socialist Party of Albania, Socialist Party, with the PSD winning nine seats.Nohlen & Stöver, pp.140–142 In the 2001 Albanian parliamentary election, 2001 elections the party was reduced to four seats. The 2005 Alba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Democratic Alliance Party (Albania)
The Democratic Alliance Party () is a liberal political party in Albania. The party was formed in 1992 by Neritan Ceka and other dissidents of the Democratic Party of Albania. They opposed the leadership of the party's leader Sali Berisha. History The founders of the Democratic Alliance, formed the party on the right side of the political spectrum, where some of the former founders of the Democratic Party, its former deputies, as well as the December students. Over time, it moved from the right side towards the centre and in 2008, it presented itself as a liberal party. The Democratic Alliance Party became part of a socialist led government in 1997. In the June 2001 elections it received 2.4% of the vote and three members of parliament. The party continued in government. In the elections in July 2005 it won 3 seats in Parliament. Although they opposed Sali Berisha Sali Ram Berisha (; born 15 October 1944) is an Albanian conservative politician and former cardiologist wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zef Bushati
Zef Bushati (born 11 October 1953) is the ambassador of Albania to the Holy See since 10 May 2002. This followed the signing of an Agreement of Cooperation between Albania and the Holy See on 23 March 2002, which was at that time awaiting the ratification of the Albanian parliament. A member and former chairman of the Demochristian Party of Albania, he has also served as a parliamentarian in Albania. While serving in that capacity, he was a member of an important Center-right coalition. ''Central Europe Review'', 22 January 2001 He was a forming member of the ethnic Albanian Christodemocrat Union across , Croatia, and Albania. At the organization's founding in |
Christian Democratic Party Of Albania
The Christian Democratic Party of Albania ( sq, Partia Kristian Demokrate e Shqipërisë, PKD) is a small Christian-democratic political party in Albania. History The party was established on 26 March 2013.Christian Democratic Party of Albania CEC In the June 2013 parliamentary elections the PKD was part of the Alliance for a European Albania, led by the . [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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