Albania's governing Socialist Party wins mayoral poll in a town with ethnic Greek minority
Preliminary results show Albania's governing Socialist Party candidate Vangjel Tavo has won the mayoral election in the southwestern town of Himara.
Albania's opposition disrupts a budget vote with flares and piled-up chairs in Parliament
Albanian opposition lawmakers have disrupted the Parliamentโs session again to protest what they say is increasingly authoritarian rule by the governing Socialists.
Albanian leader denies corruption over indicted FBI agent
Albaniaโs prime minister has denied that he bribed or gave preferential treatment to a former high-ranking FBI counterintelligence official who has been indicted in the U.S. Edi Rama told Parliament Thursday that the opposition wanted โto politically exploit a legal process in the USA that has no links at all to Albania, the government or me personally.
US sanctions former Albania leader Berisha over corruption
The United States has sanctioned former Albanian Prime Minister Sali Berisha for alleged โsignificant corruptionโ and barred him and his wife and children from entering the U_S_ U_S_ Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a statement that during Berishaโs 2005-2013 tenure as prime minister, the politician was involved in the misappropriation of public funds and used his power "for his own benefit and to enrich his political allies and his family members.โ.