Overview

• Diella, a virtual official, addressed lawmakers on screen as Edi Rama’s fourth cabinet won approval with 82 votes in the 140-seat chamber.
• The AI is slated to evaluate bids and manage state tenders automatically with decisions moved out of ministries in a gradual handover.
• Rama says the shift will make every procurement fully transparent and cut entrenched corruption in public spending.
• Opposition deputies called the appointment unconstitutional, disrupted the sitting, and say they will challenge it in the Constitutional Court.
• Officials have not disclosed how human oversight, audit trails, or cybersecurity protections will govern Diella’s procurement role.