Edi Rama secured a fourth consecutive term as Albania’s prime minister following the Socialist Party’s majority victory in the May 2025 parliamentary elections, forming the Rama IV government in September 2025 with an explicit mandate through 2029. Recent parliamentary approval of territorial reform in October 2026 with 85 votes demonstrated continued party discipline despite internal reservations and opposition protests. Ongoing EU accession progress, including the October 2026 intergovernmental conference and closure of additional negotiation chapters, reinforces Rama’s focus on the 2030 membership target as a central governing priority. While sustained street demonstrations have called for his resignation and a technical government, the Socialist Party’s parliamentary strength and Rama’s public commitment to completing the full term underpin trader expectations that he will remain in office through the end of 2026.