Albania Parliament Approves Municipal Reform Plan Amid Protests
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The Assembly approved the Territorial Reform after midnight with 85 votes in favor, securing the majority deemed necessary for the reorganization of local government. The draft law provides for the reduction of the number of municipalities in Albania from 61 to 46, through the merger or reorganization of 15 local units. The Socialist Party, which has 82 seats, secured the support of three votes […]
The head of the Vetëvendosje Parliamentary Group, Arbërie Nagavci, has criticized the situation created during the protests in front of the Kosovo Assembly, saying that the right to protest and free speech should not infringe on the rights of others. Speaking on TV Dukagjini, Nagavci said that no one has the right to hinder the movement of citizens or attack MPs. She said that both the protesters and those who, according to her, are inciting the…
Harta e re kalon me 85 vota, PS injoron zërat kundër dhe protestat
Pas rreth 15 orësh debat dhe një dite me zhvillime politike e protesta jashtë Kuvendit, reforma territoriale u miratua në orët e para të 9 tetorit, me 85 vota pro dhe 34 kundër. Për miratimin e saj nevojiteshin 84 vota. Me këtë votim, Shqipëria nis një ndarje të re administrativo-territoriale. Reforma e propozuar nga Partia […]
Edi Rama's Government Backs Controversial Territorial Reform Ahead of Albania's 2027 Elections
Albania’s parliament has approved a new territorial-administrative reform that will reduce the number of municipalities from 61 to 46, merging 15 municipalities with neighboring local government units ahead of the 2027 local elections.The reform retains the country’s 12 counties while introducing a new administrative structure consisting of 46 municipalities, 71 constituent towns and 387 administrative units. Under the proposed arrangement, the…
The new territorial map is apparently facing opposition even from the leftists themselves. In addition to the protests of the residents of the affected municipalities, the opposition, which since the hot days of summer and until now has been strongly insisting on their conviction that this proposal is to the detriment of the citizens themselves, the socialist left, […]
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