Tirana Municipal Council

The Municipal Council of Tirana (Albanian: Këshilli Bashkiak i Tiranës) is the legislative body of Tirana, Albania.[1] As of 2018 it consists of 61 members who serve a 4-year term.[1] The members of the council are elected in local elections and the last elections were won by the Socialist Party. The member of the council elects the Chairman of the council.

City Council of Tirana Këshilli Bashkiak i Tiranës
2015–2019
Type
Type	Local government of the municipality of Tirana
Leadership
Mayor	Erion Veliaj, Socialist Party of Albania since 2015
Seats	61

Committees

Tirana's City Council consists of 55 members. It has 14 committees listed as follows:[1]

• Finance Committee (7 members)
• Juridical Committee (5 members)
• Commission of Economy and Social Affairs (5 members)
• Education Committee (5 members)
• Committee on Health, Veterinary, Environment Protection (5 members)
• Public Services Committee (5 members) Territorial Adjustment Committee (5 members)
• Foreign Affairs Committee (5 members)
• Mandates Commission (5 members)
• Commission of Public Order and Civil Defense (5 members)
• Housing Committee (5 members)
• Commission of Culture, Youth and Sports (5 members)
• Audit Commission (5 members)
• Assessment Commission figures City (7 members)

Composition of the council

Following the results of the Albanian local elections, 2015, the composition of the Council of Tirana is as follows:

Name		Abbr.	Seats
	Socialist Party of Albania Partia Socialiste e Shqipërisë	PS	25
	Democratic Party of Albania Partia Demokratike e Shqipërisë	PD	17
	Socialist Movement for Integration Lëvizja Socialiste për Integrim	LSI	12
	Party for Justice, Integration and Unity Partia për Drejtësi, Integrim dhe Unitet	PDIU	4
	Republican Party of Albania Partia Republikane	PR	2
	New Democratic Spirit Fryma e Re Demokratike	FRD	1

References

1. "Këshilli Bashkiak e Tiranës". Tirana.gov.al.