Politics of Albania

Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama announced Albania's new government Sunday. For the next four years, 13 ministers will aid him in running the country after his Socialist Party, PS, won an overwhelming majority in the June 25 elections.

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Prime Minister Ana Brnabic will take part in a meeting of regional prime ministers in Durres, Albania, in August 26, the Serbian government has announced.

Prime Minister Ana Brnabic will take part in a meeting of regional prime ministers in Durres, Albania, in August 26, the Serbian government has announced.

Macedonia is marking the 16th anniversary of the ambush and killing of ten soldiers on the Skopje-Tetovo highway near the end of the 2001 armed conflict with ethnic Albanian rebels.

Croatian Supreme Court is yet to decide whether notorious drone flyer Ismail Morina will be sent to Serbia, after a court in Dubrovnik backed Belgrade's extradition request on Thursday.

On Saturday, Albanian football fans protested in front of the Prime Minister's office, urging the authorities to intervene in stopping the extradition.

The Party for Justice, Integration and Unity, PDIU, which lobbies for the rights of the Cham community in Albania, is fighting a battle with the Central Electoral Commission over its chairman's right to sit in parliament.

Albanians are tensely awaiting election results which will be announced only on Monday after the long process of transporting votes from the polling station to the counters has taken place.

On Sunday voting for the general elections began at 7am local time and continued until 8pm - one hour later than expected as polling station closures were postponed on account of the low turnout.

In a polarized political environment, the election process in Albania was concluded one hour after the scheduled closing time, as the committee responsible for them gave a small extension.

Albanian parties are heading into the coming elections alone, without the usual big pre-election coalitions, potentially making the process of forming a government after June 25 more difficult to predict.

BELGRADE - William Walker's Greater Albania advocacy can cause instability, Serbian PM Aleksandar Vucic has said, adding that Walker's report and role would be addressed extensively in the days to come.