By Bernd J. Fischer Professor Emeritus ,Indiana University On November 6th the world woke to what was, for many, an unexpected event, the re-election of Donald Trump as president of the United States. Since then, there has been considerable speculation
This is the final version of this story, which has been updated with results. Last updated May 16 at 9:40 a.m. TIRANA, May 16, 2023 – Albania’s ruling Socialist Party has scored a sweeping victory, the largest in post-communist Albania
TIRANA, March 1, 2023 – The number of candidates who have officially announced they intend to run for Tirana chief executive grew again this week, as leaders of two protest movements said they intend to run for mayor. The two
By Shahmar Hajiyev, Leading Advisor at the Center for Analysis of International Relations of Azerbaijan Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, crude oil and natural gas have been playing a key role in the geopolitics of the Caspian region.
As forewarned the Socialist majority has drafted a new law to regulate the work of the institution of the President by limiting significantly the deadlines by which the President has to confirm appointments as well as putting limits to his
Just two weeks before the US presidential election, the Albanian-American newspaper Illyria, published a statement attributed to the candidate for president of the United States, Joe Biden, presenting certain positions in the expected foreign policy towards Albania and Kosovo. The
TIRANA, Albania – Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias will pay a visit to Tirana next week. The official set date for this is October 20 and the main time on the agenda will be a restart for the bilateral negotiations.
Independent experts decry report’s biased view of political developments in Albania
Less than a year prior to general elections the Parliament of Albania makes significant changes to the electoral rules: no pre-election coalitions and smaller entry threshold Just months prior to the general elections, the Albanian parliament took a decisive vote
Sweden’s Foreign Affairs Minister Ann Linde and Minister of Interior Mikael Damberg visited on Wednesday Tirana and met with Prime Minister Rama, primarily to discuss issues of the OSCE. Sweden will take over the presidency of the organization following Albania
