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Journalist and columnist. In an opinion column of 2 May 2023 he wrote that the opposition attacked singers and actors who had supported Erion Veliaj, and that Veliaj did not need such support electorally. The column does not mention any payment. It is an opinion piece, not a finding.
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Response from Mero Baze
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Related cases
Sorted by reported money, then by linked people and their legal status. The money figure is the largest single reported figure, not a total.
From May 2018
Payments and public events involving artists linked to the Municipality of Tirana, 2015-2026
Search of Albanian and English sources found documented municipal events with singers and performers in 2018, 2021-22, 2022 and 2025 (Ermal Meta, Rita Ora, Elvana Gjata, Alban Skënderaj, Apocalyptica…
Status: Open. Veliaj is in the SPAK/GJKKO case; the Feb 2025 SPAK notice refers to festival financing without amounts or named artists. No KLSH audit and no…
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Open the map →Opinion column on artists backing Veliaj (2023)
Evidence: Column of 2 May 2023 defends singers and actors who supported Veliaj; opinion, no payment mentioned.
What they said vs. what the documents show
What was said · 2 May 2023
'Erion Veliaj ka marrë më shumë se sa i duhet mbështetje nga shumë personazhe publike' (Veliaj has received more support than he needs from many public figures) and 'Me këngëtarët e artistët mos u mërzisni, se ata janë njerëz të lirë dhe nuk votohen' (Don't worry about the singers and artists; they are free people and cannot be voted for).
Speaker: Mero Baze
Mero Baze: opozita betejë ndaj këngëtarëve (opens in a new tab)Shqiptarja.com · 2 May 2023 · journalism · SQ
What the documents show
Opinion column. It mentions no payment and no campaign record. It does not establish or deny any payment to artists.
Timeline
Media
Mero Baze column defends artists' support for Veliaj in 2023 local campaign
Opinion column saying the opposition attacked the singers and actors who supported Veliaj, and that this support is not an electoral necessity. No payment mentioned.
Linked: Payments and public events involving artists linked to the Municipality of Tirana, 2015-2026 · Mero Baze · Rita Ora
Sources for this record
Every source the research cites for this record, grouped by its source label. 1 source.
Source label: UnverifiedUnverified · 1 source
- Publisher
- Shqiptarja.com
- Date
- 2 May 2023