Overview

• Diella, a virtual cabinet member, addressed lawmakers by video and said she will assist rather than replace people as opposition protests disrupted the session.
• Parliament approved Edi Rama’s four-year program and cabinet with 82 of 140 votes after the debate was curtailed due to disorder.
• The AI is tasked with overseeing and adjudicating public procurement, with tender decisions moved outside ministries under a plan the government says will deliver total transparency.
• Opposition leaders argue the appointment is unconstitutional and plan to appeal to the Constitutional Court; the government has not detailed human oversight, audit mechanisms, training data or cybersecurity safeguards.
• Diella previously worked as an assistant on the e‑Albania services platform, and local reports attribute early development to cooperation with Microsoft as the initiative is tied to Albania’s EU membership ambitions.