Rama, in power as head of the Socialist Party since 2013, is likely to beat his old rival, former two-time prime minister and once president, Sali Berisha of the Democratic Party.

Former Trump strategists back Albanian conservative Sali Berisha in election battle against Socialist PM Edi Rama, highlighting international political alignments in Balkan politics.

A victory for Berisha would bring an end to 12 years of rule by Rama’s Socialists, which international observers have described as a period marked by increased state capture by a single party. But it ...

Rama’s main rival, 80-year-old Sali Berisha, ... Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama addresses his supporters during a rally ahead of Albania's general elections in Tirana ...