Overview

• Diella, presented as a digital avatar, delivered a three-minute video address stating it is not here to replace people but to help them.
• Parliament cut debate after a rowdy session and the Cabinet program passed with 82 votes in the 140-seat chamber following an opposition boycott.
• Opposition leaders labeled the appointment unconstitutional and said they will take the case to the Constitutional Court.
• Prime Minister Edi Rama says Diella will decide on public tenders to make procurement fully transparent as part of Albania’s EU membership drive.
• Diella began in January as an e‑Albania virtual assistant developed with Microsoft and has handled about 1 million requests, though officials did not explain how Thursday’s video and speech were produced.