TIRANA, Nov 25 /ATA/ – The President of the Republic Bajram Begaj on Monday will host representatives from the main opposition Democratic Party and the ruling Socialist Party as part of the ongoing consultations with parliamentary parties to set the date for the 2025 parliamentary elections, in accordance with Albania’s Constitution.
According to the schedule revealed by the President’s office, the head of state will receive the DP Secretary General Flamur Noka and the Chairman of the parliamentary group Gazment Bardhi at 10:30 a.m.
President Begaj will also host SP representatives an hour later and the consultations will conclude with a meeting with the State Election Commissioner Ilirjan Celibashi before he can set a date for the next year’s general elections in Albania.
The first round of consultations last Thursday involved smaller parties: the Republican Party (PR), the Party for Human Rights (PBDNJ), the Justice, Integration, and Unity Party (PDIU), and the Movement for National Development (LZHK), as well as the leader of the Euro-Atlantic Democrats, Lulzim Basha.
According to Article 92 of Albania’s Constitution, the President is responsible for setting the date of parliamentary elections, which must be held between April 15 and May 15, 2025.
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