Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama’s Socialist Party scored a large victory in parliamentary elections, securing him his fourth term, official results showed late on Tuesday. The Socialist Party won ...

Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama's Socialist Party won Sunday's parliamentary election with 52.1% of votes, securing his fourth term, official results showed Tuesday. The opposition alliance led ...

As luck would have it, just months earlier Edi Rama’s main political rival, veteran Sali Berisha, had been blacklisted by the United States for his alleged involvement in corruption.

Mr Berisha’s Democrats claim irregularities during the vote and also with those of the diaspora, hinting they may not recognise the results. On Friday, the opposition will hold a protest against ...

Albania’s Socialist party leader Edi Rama looks set for a fourth term (Vlasov Sulaj/AP) Preliminary results in Albania’s parliamentary election on Tuesday give a clear victory to the ruling ...

Berisha also backs Albania's EU aspirations and has promised to fight corruption and increase wages. "It's going to be a new summer day for Albanians," he told Reuters.

Albanians cast their ballots Sunday to elect either three-time Prime Minister Edi Rama or far-right opposition leader Sali Berisha as Albania's next president to face the country's economic ...

Mr. Berisha has been charged with corruption and is awaiting trial. In 2021, the U.S. government barred him and his close relatives from entering the country over alleged corruption.

Berisha, a former president and prime minister, has led the conservative Democratic Party since its founding in 1990. He argues that Albania still isn’t ready for EU membership.

Edi Rama’s Socialist Party won 52.6%, securing his likely fourth term as Prime Minister. The elections focused on EU integration, economic issues, and combating corruption and organized crime. Voter ...

Berisha wore a blue baseball cap marked with a No. 1, the party’s position on the ballot. Rama sported a black cap emblazoned with the Socialist Party’s No. 5.