Overview

• Edi Rama's Socialist Party achieved a decisive victory in Albania's parliamentary election, securing 52% of the vote and 82 out of 140 seats.
• The Democratic Party, led by Sali Berisha, garnered 34% of the vote and 51 seats, alleging voter manipulation and institutional bias by the ruling party.
• International observers, including the OSCE, commended the election's transparency but criticized the misuse of public resources and voter intimidation by the Socialists.
• Rama's campaign centered on a pro-EU platform, with a promise to achieve European Union membership for Albania by 2030.
• This marks Rama's unprecedented fourth term in office, extending his tenure as Albania's longest-serving democratic leader since the fall of communism.