| City Council of Tirana Këshilli Bashkiak i Tiranës | |
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| 2019- | |
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| Type | |
| Type | Local government of the municipality of Tirana |
| Leadership | |
| Mayor | Erion Veliaj, Socialist Party of Albania since 2015 |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 61 |
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The Municipal Council of Tirana (Albanian: Këshilli Bashkiak i Tiranës) is the legislative body of Tirana, Albania. As of 2019 it consists of 61 members who serve a 4-year term. 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. Around the split of the opposition Democratic Party of Albania many democrats would join Together We Win coalition.
Committees
Tirana's City Council consists of 61 members. It has 14 committees listed as follows:
- 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:
| 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
- ^ "Këshilli Bashkiak e Tiranës". Tirana.gov.al.
- "VIDEO : Albanian opposition in mass resignation move to demand fresh elections". euronews. Retrieved 2022-06-06.
- "HartaKQZ". 2019-07-05. Archived from the original on 5 July 2019. Retrieved 2022-06-06.
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