Albania's Rama seeks fourth term in election dominated by graft, EU membership


Leader of the Socialist party and Prime Minister of Albania, Edi Rama delivers his speech during a rally in Fier, Albania, May 7, 2025. REUTERS/Florion Goga

ELBASAN, Albania (Reuters) - Ilir Rranci moved to a hamlet outside the Albanian city of Elbasan for the view of snow-capped peaks and a garden big enough for fruit trees, chickens and turkeys. Today, however, the surrounding scenery is obstructed by a multicoloured mountain of rubbish from a next-door landfill.

The trash was supposed to be fed into a new incinerator to produce electricity, but the project has been plagued by operating problems and the pile now hulks above the surrounding fields.

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