Partia Socialiste e Shqipërisë (PS)

Governing party led by Edi Rama. 2025 election: about 52% and 82-83 seats in the 140-seat Assembly (sources differ by one seat). No documented coalition agreement with partners in 2025 was found in sources reviewed.

• Government decision→Partia Demokratike e Shqipërisë (PD)Source label: Under investigationCode: UNDER_INVESTIGATIONCredible reporting or investigative material that a court has not established.

  18 May 2017 PS-PD agreement; PD candidates replace KQZ appointees

  Evidence: OSCE report (search result PDF): after the deal the KQZ dismissed its appointees and filled vacancies with PD candidates.

Figures recorded for the cases linked to this organisation. A figure here is not necessarily paid to or by this organisation; check payer and payee.

• Ring Road Lot 4 tender (Euroteorema / PE-VLA-KU / Nova Construction JV)

  €20,000,000

  Incomplete figurecontractSource label: Officially reportedCode: OFFICIALLY_REPORTEDStated by an official body (SPAK, a court, the Ombudsman, a prosecutor). An accusation is verified only as an accusation.

  Stated definition: Rounded figure from Balkanweb headline ('20 mln euro'); Shqiptarja summary says about 20 million. INCOMPLETE: exact contract sum not read.

  Date: Sep 2021 · Payer: Government of Albania / Tirana Ring Road authority (per SPAK file) · Payee: Joint venture: Euroteorema Peqin, PE-VLA-KU, Nova Construction 2012

  • SPAK: akuze te reja per Ballukun, tenderi i Unazes se Madhe (opens in a new tab)Balkanweb · undated · contract · SQ

• Parliamentary vote→Sali BerishaSource label: VerifiedCode: VERIFIEDBacked by official documents, a final court decision, or several reliable independent sources.

  Assembly lifts Berisha immunity, 21 Dec 2023, 75 votes

  Evidence: Parliament lifted former PM Sali Berisha's immunity with 75 votes in favor; opposition boycotted, per IDEA tracker and JURIST.

• Parliamentary vote→Edi RamaSource label: Officially reportedCode: OFFICIALLY_REPORTEDStated by an official body (SPAK, a court, the Ombudsman, a prosecutor). An accusation is verified only as an accusation.

  Rama IV government wins confidence vote, 18 Sep 2025

  Evidence: Assembly approved Rama's fourth government and programme on 18 Sep 2025; opposition objected to a video message by the AI 'minister' Diella and to the procedure.

• Parliamentary vote→Endri ShabaniSource label: Under investigationCode: UNDER_INVESTIGATIONCredible reporting or investigative material that a court has not established.

  PS (with PSD) elects Ombudsman with 85 votes after PD withdrew signatures

  Evidence: Shqiptarja (12 Dec 2025): 85 votes; PD had signed for candidates then withdrew its signatures. Balkanweb reports the Constitutional Court rejected PD's challenge.

• Parliamentary vote→Arben AhmetajSource label: Officially reportedCode: OFFICIALLY_REPORTEDStated by an official body (SPAK, a court, the Ombudsman, a prosecutor). An accusation is verified only as an accusation.

  PS and PD agree in Council of Mandates; Assembly votes 117 for arrest request (14 Jul 2023)

  Evidence: Shqiptarja headline: 117 deputies in favour; Shqiptarja quotes 'PS-PD dakordësi' from the Council of Mandates.

• Parliamentary vote→Saimir TahiriSource label: Officially reportedCode: OFFICIALLY_REPORTEDStated by an official body (SPAK, a court, the Ombudsman, a prosecutor). An accusation is verified only as an accusation.

  PS proposes partial immunity lift (search and asset check, no arrest) for Tahiri

  Evidence: Exit.al (24 Oct 2017, fetched): PS deputies back only a partial lift; the 'Parliament votes against Tahiri's arrest' headline reports the outcome.

• Official position←Paulin SterkajSource label: UnverifiedCode: UNVERIFIEDAnonymous tip, social-media upload or a single unconfirmed report.

  Former PD MP who later sat as a Socialist MP (party switch)

  Evidence: Wikipedia records that he sat for the PD and later for the PS. No date of switch or SPAK file was found in the sources reviewed.

• Alleged relationship←Endrit BraimllariSource label: UnverifiedCode: UNVERIFIEDAnonymous tip, social-media upload or a single unconfirmed report.

  Claimed move from PL to PS card (claim by PL official)

  Evidence: Tedi Blushi (PL Secretary General) claimed in January 2025 that Braimllari left SPAK holding a Socialist Party card. No SPAK statement or independent confirmation was found.

• Investigation←GUXO (youth organization)Source label: Under investigationCode: UNDER_INVESTIGATIONCredible reporting or investigative material that a court has not established.

  GUXO complaint to SPAK for 162 people (seeking deletion and compensation)

  Evidence: Shqiptarja reports the complaint and the lawyer's statement; no ruling found.

• Investigation←Qendresa / Civic Center (QQ)Source label: UnverifiedCode: UNVERIFIEDAnonymous tip, social-media upload or a single unconfirmed report.

  Complaint to the Commissioner about the Aktiv1st app (requested fines)

  Evidence: Citizens.al reports the complaint and the complainants' requested amounts; no decision found.

Sorted by reported money, then by linked people and their legal status. The money figure is the largest single reported figure, not a total.

• Parliamentary vote→Tirana Outer Ring Road (Lot 4) procurementSource label: VerifiedCode: VERIFIEDBacked by official documents, a final court decision, or several reliable independent sources.

  PS majority rejects SPAK arrest request, 12 Mar 2026

  Evidence: On 12 March 2026 the Assembly rejected SPAK's request to authorize arrest of Belinda Balluku: 47 for, 82 against; Balluku absent; majority argued the request had lost practical effect.

• Alleged relationship→Patronazhistet scandal: the Socialist Party's patronage network and the April 2021 voter databaseSource label: DisputedCode: DISPUTEDContested by the person concerned, or the evidence conflicts.

  Alleged holder of the 2021 database and patronage lists

  Evidence: Lapsi.al alleged the PS held the database; the PS first denied possession, then said data was voluntarily supplied (Exit).

• Parliamentary vote→Partia Demokratike e Shqipërisë (PD)Source label: Under investigationCode: UNDER_INVESTIGATIONCredible reporting or investigative material that a court has not established.

  Cross-party constitutional justice reform, 22 Jul 2016 (140 votes as reported)

  Evidence: Top Channel (20 Jul 2016) and Shqiptarja (21 Jul 2016) report a consensus with PD and a 140-vote passage; per-party split not given.

• Parliamentary vote→Partia Demokratike e Shqipërisë (PD)Source label: Under investigationCode: UNDER_INVESTIGATIONCredible reporting or investigative material that a court has not established.

  Vetting law passed by PS majority alone; PD left the chamber (30 Aug 2016)

  Evidence: Top Channel reports 88 for, 1 abstention, opposition walked out. The article does not name the parties behind the votes; the PS-only reading is the article's framing.

• Parliamentary vote→Partia Demokratike e Shqipërisë (PD)Source label: Under investigationCode: UNDER_INVESTIGATIONCredible reporting or investigative material that a court has not established.

  2020 constitutional amendment opening lists: 106 for; PD positions disputed in sources

  Evidence: Shqiptarja (30 Jul 2020) gives 106 for, 10 against, 6 absent, without a party breakdown; the 5 June and 21 July 2020 agreements preceded it.

• Parliamentary vote→Partia Demokratike e Shqipërisë (PD)Source label: VerifiedCode: VERIFIEDBacked by official documents, a final court decision, or several reliable independent sources.

  Joint vote: vetting deadlines extended to 31 Dec 2024, 118 for (10 Feb 2022)

  Evidence: Top Channel and Shqiptarja both report 118 votes in favour, with PS and PD among the supporters; the PS/PD split differs between the two.

• Parliamentary vote→Partia Demokratike e Shqipërisë (PD)Source label: Under investigationCode: UNDER_INVESTIGATIONCredible reporting or investigative material that a court has not established.

  Criminal amnesty law agreed PS-DP, 2024; 110 votes as headlined

  Evidence: Top Channel (3 Apr 2024, fetched): compromise with DP amendment expected to be accepted; EC 2024 report: 40 SPAK-convicted fully pardoned.

• Hypothesis→Partia Demokratike e Shqipërisë (PD)Source label: UnverifiedCode: UNVERIFIEDAnonymous tip, social-media upload or a single unconfirmed report.

  Hypothesis to test: PS and PD coordinate to shield their own officials from SPAK

  Evidence: Not established. Tests: (1) roll-call pattern of PS and PD on every SPAK immunity or arrest request 2017-2026 from kuvendi.al; (2) whether PD backed or opposed each PS request and vice versa; (3) outcome of each case in court records. Current record: PS blocked arrests of Tahiri (2017) and Balluku (2026) while PD backed them; PS and PD both backed Ahmetaj's arrest (2023); PS lifted Berisha's immunity (2023).

• Business relationship→Ballard PartnersSource label: Officially reportedCode: OFFICIALLY_REPORTEDStated by an official body (SPAK, a court, the Ombudsman, a prosecutor). An accusation is verified only as an accusation.

  Socialist Party retained Ballard Partners for US advocacy (April 2017)

  Evidence: FARA filings reported by O'Dwyer's in April 2017 show the Socialist Party engaged Ballard Partners for a one-year, 20,000 USD-per-month contract. This is a separate firm from Nick Muzin, who was hired by the PD in 2017; no shared lobbyist was found.