Sources: Reuters
Albanian prime minister Edi Rama begins an unprecedented fourth term following the Socialist Party's victory in the last election. 2025-09-18
Albanians vote to elect the 140 members of the Parliament, as Prime Minister Edi Rama seeks reelection for a fourth term. 2025-05-11
Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama announces plans to create a 27-acre sovereign enclave for the Bektashi Order in Tirana modeled after the Vatican City, which would be called the "Sovereign State of the Bektashi Order". 2024-09-21
A court in Albania orders that former president and prime minister Sali Berisha be placed under house arrest following accusations of corruption. 2023-12-30
Voters in Albania go to the polls to elect a new parliament. 2021-04-25
Former Prime Minister and member of the Parliament Bashkim Fino dies from COVID-19 at the age of 58. 2021-03-29
Albania begins its vaccination programme against COVID-19 with doses received from an undisclosed European Union country. Prime Minister Edi Rama is among the first to receive the vaccine. 2021-01-11
Albania's government deploys troops to enforce a 40-hour nationwide curfew. Prime Minister Edi Rama says Albanians "will stay inside after 13:00", and that police and the armed forces "will use force against whoever breaks the law, including pensioners, and will use water canons and tear gas if need be." 2020-03-21
Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama dismisses four cabinet ministers, including Minister of Internal Affairs Saimir Tahiri and Minister of Health Ilir Beqaj, in a bid to make the government more technocratic following opposition Democratic Party protests. 2017-03-12
Albania's main opposition leader Edi Rama calls for more protests and calls on the international community to mediate in the country's political crisis. 2011-01-25