Partia Demokratike e Shqipërisë (PD)

Main opposition party led by Sali Berisha. Documented items in this file: 2023 Berisha-Meta local coalition 'Bashkë Fitojmë' (per Wikipedia summary); 2017 US lobbying payment case (charges dismissed by courts); KQZ fine for 2022 accounts.

• Government decision←Partia Socialiste e Shqipërisë (PS)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

• Business relationship←Nick MuzinSource label: Under investigationCode: UNDER_INVESTIGATIONCredible reporting or investigative material that a court has not established.

  2017 US lobbying payments declared for PD; charges dismissed

  Evidence: Reporting says a payment to Muzin was declared as made for PD; the Tirana Appeals Court dismissed charges against Lulzim Basha and two officials, finding no credible evidence of a PD-Muzin contract or of PD payment. Amounts reported vary ($500k, $675k, $1m).

• 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.

  PD backs full immunity lift against Tahiri; PS proposes partial lift (Oct 2017)

  Evidence: Exit.al (24 Oct 2017, fetched) party positions; Parliament then refused the arrest.

• Alleged relationship←Endri ShabaniSource label: Under investigationCode: UNDER_INVESTIGATIONCredible reporting or investigative material that a court has not established.

  Shabani alleges public PD-PS agreement on amnesty and Electoral Code (Nov 2024)

  Evidence: Balkanweb (1 Nov 2024, fetched): Shabani's words; PD's Edmond Spaho replies 'S'kemi bashkuar votat me PS'.

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

• Business relationship←Media 6 / TV KlanSource label: Under investigationCode: UNDER_INVESTIGATIONCredible reporting or investigative material that a court has not established.

  State advertising steered to pro-government TV (reported, Berisha-era)

  Evidence: Balkan Insight reporting (undated in search results) says state advertising contracts from the former DP government went to TV Klan and to firms linked to the owner's family; Top Channel received far less. Reporting only.

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

  PD backed SPAK arrest request; PS majority rejected it, 47-82 (12 Mar 2026)

  Evidence: Citizens.al reports 47 for, 82 against, PS voting against. PD's supporting report was reported by Shqiptarja. This is a PS-PD split, recorded for contrast.

• Parliamentary vote←Partia Socialiste e Shqipërisë (PS)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 Socialiste e Shqipërisë (PS)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).