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The Municipal Council of Tirana () is the legislative body of
Tirana Tirana ( , ; aln, Tirona) is the capital and largest city of Albania. It is located in the centre of the country, enclosed by mountains and hills with Dajti rising to the east and a slight valley to the northwest overlooking the Adriatic Sea ...
,
Albania Albania ( ; sq, Shqipëri or ), or , also or . officially the Republic of Albania ( sq, Republika e Shqipërisë), is a country in Southeastern Europe. It is located on the Adriatic and Ionian Seas within the Mediterranean Sea and shares ...
. As of 2019 it consists of 61 members who serve a 4-year term. The members of the council are elected in local elections and the last
elections An election is a formal group decision-making process by which a population chooses an individual or multiple individuals to hold public office. Elections have been the usual mechanism by which modern representative democracy has operate ...
were won by the Socialist Party. The member of the council elects the Chairman of the council. During the 2019–2021 Albanian political crisis members from the opposition had boycotted the election. Which resulted in a Socialist Party landslide.


Committees

Tirana's City Council consists of 55 members. It has 14 committees listed as follows: *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 opposition boycott of the Albanian local elections, 2019, the composition of the Council of Tirana is as follows:


References

{{Tirana Politics of Tirana Local government in Albania
Tirana Tirana ( , ; aln, Tirona) is the capital and largest city of Albania. It is located in the centre of the country, enclosed by mountains and hills with Dajti rising to the east and a slight valley to the northwest overlooking the Adriatic Sea ...