Tirana Municipal Council

The Municipal Council of Tirana (Albanian: Këshilli Bashkiak i Tiranës) is the legislative body of Tirana, Albania.[1] As of 2019 it consists of 61 members who serve a 4-year term.[1] The members of the council are elected in local elections and the last elections were won by the Socialist Party. The member of the council elects the Chairman of the council. During the 2019–2021 Albanian political crisis members from the opposition had boycotted the election. Which resulted in a Socialist Party landslide.[2] Around the split of the opposition Democratic Party of Albania many democrats would join Together We Win coalition.

City Council of Tirana

Këshilli Bashkiak i Tiranës
2019-
Coat of arms or logo
Type
Type
Leadership
Structure
Seats61
Political groups

Committees

Tirana's City Council consists of 61 members. It has 14 committees listed as follows:[1]

  • Finance Committee (7 members)
  • Juridical Committee (5 members)
  • Commission of Economy and Social Affairs (5 members)
  • Education Committee (5 members)
  • Committee on Health, Veterinary, Environment Protection (5 members)
  • Public Services Committee (5 members) Territorial Adjustment Committee (5 members)
  • Foreign Affairs Committee (5 members)
  • Mandates Commission (5 members)
  • Commission of Public Order and Civil Defense (5 members)
  • Housing Committee (5 members)
  • Commission of Culture, Youth and Sports (5 members)
  • Audit Commission (5 members)
  • Assessment Commission figures City (7 members)

Composition of the council

Following the Albanian local elections, 2023, the composition of the Council of Tirana is as follows:[3]

Name Abbr. Seats
Socialist Party of Albania
Partia Socialiste e Shqipërisë		 PS 34
Together We Win
Bashkë Fitojmë		 BF 15
Democratic Party of Albania
Partia Demokratike e Shqipërisë		 PD 4
Social Democratic Party of Albania
Partia Socialdemokrate e Shqipërisë		 PSD 3
Republican Party of Albania
Partia Republikane e Shqipërisë		 PR 1
Party for Justice, Integration and Unity
Partia Drejtësi, Integrim dhe Unitet		 PDIU 1
Hashtag Initiative
Nisma Thurje		 NTH 1
Movement for National Development
Lëvizja për Zhvillim Kombëtar		 LZHK 1
Movement Together
Lëvizja Bashkë		 BASHKE 1

References
  1. "Këshilli Bashkiak e Tiranës". Tirana.gov.al.
  2. "VIDEO : Albanian opposition in mass resignation move to demand fresh elections". euronews. Retrieved 2022-06-06.
  3. "HartaKQZ". 2019-07-05. Archived from the original on 5 July 2019. Retrieved 2022-06-06.
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