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15 municipalities are dissolved/ "Territorial Reform" passes in parliament with 84 votes in favor
2026-10-09 01:07:00 / POLITIKË
The socialist majority has approved the new Territorial Reform in the Assembly, merging 15 municipalities and increasing the number of local units from 61 to 46. With the majority votes, secured amid political pressure and accusations of blackmail against Rilindja MPs, Rama, together with Tom Doshi, passed the much-debated law in parliament.
Today's vote directly affects the structure of local government.
15 municipalities have lost their status as separate local units, while the territory will now be organized into 46 municipalities.
The merged municipalities are: Fushë-Arrëzi, Klosi, Rrogozhina, Dimal, Poliçani, Patosi, Divjaka, Selenica, Maliqi, Këlcyra, Memaliaj, Libohova, Cërriku, Belshi and Prrenjasi.
The government has justified the reform with the need for a more efficient, financially sustainable local government with greater capacity to provide services.
But, in the meantime, the municipal councils of these municipalities have opposed the merger of their units by vote, while residents of the affected areas have held protests against the new territorial map.
The majority, despite the objections, has decided to proceed with the reform, approving it with the votes of the parliamentary majority.
The approval has also been accompanied by strong political opposition. The opposition has criticized the lack of consensus and raised concerns about the consequences that the merger of municipalities could have on representation, administration and the provision of services to residents.
Meanwhile, the debate over how the majority votes were secured has been another flashpoint of political conflict, with accusations of pressure on MPs who opposed the reform.
With today's vote, the map of local government officially changes. 15 municipalities that existed until now will no longer function as independent administrative units.
The new Territorial Reform thus marks another important intervention in the organization of local government, just as unilaterally as the one in 2015.
But for residents of areas affected by the merger, the debate does not end with the vote in Parliament. Opponents of the reform have warned that the concentration of services and administration in the centers of larger municipalities could deepen problems of access to public services and further encourage the population to leave these areas.
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