''Zëri i Popullit'' ( en, Voice of the People) is an

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 ...

online newspaper An online newspaper (or electronic news or electronic news publication) is the online version of a newspaper, either as a stand-alone publication or as the online version of a printed periodical. Going online created more opportunities for newspa ...

. It was the official press organ of the Party of Labour and, later, of the

Socialist Party of Albania The Socialist Party of Albania ( sq, Partia Socialiste e Shqipërisë, PS or PSSh) is a social-democratic political party in Albania. It has been described as centre-left, to left-wing. It was founded on 13 June 1991. The PS is an associate of t ...

, but it later ceased print publication and became an independent online publication.Gazeta Tema
13 November 2015

History and profile

''Zëri i Popullit'' was established on 25 August 1942 and originally edited by

Enver Hoxha Enver Halil Hoxha ( , ; 16 October 190811 April 1985) was an Albanian communist politician who was the authoritarian ruler of Albania from 1944 until his death in 1985. He was First Secretary of the Party of Labour of Albania from 1941 unt ...

. It became the official newspaper of Albania and was the news and

propaganda Propaganda is communication that is primarily used to influence or persuade an audience to further an agenda, which may not be objective and may be selectively presenting facts to encourage a particular synthesis or perception, or using loaded ...

organ of the Party of Labour. After 1991 the paper continued to be published as the press organ of the same party that in June 1991 changed its name to

. The last page of ''Zëri i Popullit'' is published in English. At the beginning of the 1990s the circulation of ''Zëri i Popullit'' was 20,000 and it was the second best-selling paper in the country. In 2002 the paper had a circulation of 5,167 copies. Its 2005 circulation was 35,000 copies, making it the most read daily in the country. It reached the peak of its circulation in 2005, with 35.000 copies. ''Zëri i Popullit'' stopped print publications in November 2015, following a decision by the PS leader

Edi Rama Edi Rama (born Edvin Kristaq Rama, 4 July 1964) is an Albanian politician, painter, writer, former university lecturer, publicist and former basketball player, who has served as the 33rd and current Prime Minister of Albania since 2013 and chairm ...

. It persists as an online information website.Mapo
, 13 November 2015 Today ''Zëri i Popullit'' is a news website independent from all political parties.

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