Overview

• Diella delivered a three‑minute inaugural address via video avatar, stating it is not here to replace people and invoking constitutional values of service and transparency.
• Prime Minister Edi Rama says the system will decide all public tenders to make procurement corruption‑free, positioning the move within Albania’s push toward EU membership by 2030.
• The parliamentary session turned disorderly and ended after 25 minutes, and the opposition boycotted the vote on the cabinet program, which passed with 82 votes in the 140‑seat chamber.
• Opposition figures, including former prime minister Sali Berisha, argue the role violates the constitution and say they will take the case to the Constitutional Court, raising questions over oversight and control.
• Developed with Microsoft and first launched on the e‑Albania portal, Diella has handled around 1 million user requests, and its elevation comes as the government targets graft in public contracting.