Bashkë Fitojmë () is an Albanian political coalition led by

Sali Berisha Sali Berisha (; born 15 October 1944) is an Albanian cardiologist and conservative politician who served as the president of Albania from 1992 to 1997 and as the 32nd Prime Minister of Albania, prime minister of Albania from 2005 to 2013. Berisha ...

, the leader of the

Democratic Party of Albania The Democratic Party of Albania (, PDSH), also known as the Democratic Party (, PD), is a Conservatism, conservative political party in Albania. It has been the largest opposition party in the country since 2013 and has dominated the Albanian ...

and

Ilir Meta Ilir Rexhep Meta (; born 24 March 1969) is an Albanian former politician who served as President of Albania from 2017 to 2022. Previously Meta served as Prime Minister from 1999 to 2002 and he was Speaker of the Parliament of Albania from 2013 ...

, the leader of the

Freedom Party of Albania The Freedom Party (, PL), formerly known as the Socialist Movement for Integration (, LSI), is a Social democracy, social democratic list of political parties in Albania, political party in Albania. The party was formed on 6 September 2004, when ...

. It was founded originally as House of Freedom ().

History

Following the expulsion of

from the Democratic Party of Albania, most of the members of the Democratic Party including members of parliament would side with Berisha in removing Lulzim Basha. Most of Berisha's supporters would form the House of Freedom Coalition to challenge the

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and Lulzim Basha in the March Partial elections in 2022. Berisha's coalition at the time had consisted of The Socialist Movement for Integration, which is now the Freedom Party of Albania, as well as the

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, which also included members of The Democratic Party who were unhappy at the time with Lulzim Basha and his reelection as party leader following its third defeat in elections as a whole. Berisha's coalition would come in second place compared to the Democratic Party. However, Berisha's candidate would win in

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. Lulzim Basha would step down and hand the party to Enkelejd Alibeaj which would cause the Democrats more division. On 15 March 2023 PDK, PLL, PBDNJ and PD would form the Coalition "Together We Can Win". On 15 April 2023 the

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, New Democratic Spirit, and many other opposition parties would run for council seats, while they would endorse Berisha's candidates for Mayor for the 2023 Albanian local elections. Although Sali Berisha is considered the leader of Together We Win by most of the candidates, he is not allowed to register his name as the leader of the coalition.

Member organizations

References

{{Albanian political parties Political party alliances in Albania Political parties established in 2023 2023 establishments in Albania