Tirana Municipal Council
{{Infobox legislature
| name = City Council of Tirana
| native_name = Këshilli Bashkiak i Tiranës
| legislature = 2019-
| coa_pic = Stema e Bashkisë Tiranë.svg
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| house_type = Local government
| body = municipality of Tirana
| houses =
| leader1_type = Mayor
| leader1 = Erion Veliaj
| election1 = 2015
| party1 = Socialist Party of Albania
| members = 61
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| structure1 = File:Tirana Municipal Council2023-2027.svg
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| {{nowrap|{{Color box|{{party color|Socialist Party of Albania}}|border=darkgray}} Socialist (34)}}
| {{nowrap|{{Color box|{{party color|Together We Win}}|border=darkgray}} Together We Win (15)}}
| {{nowrap|{{Color box|{{party color|Democratic Party of Albania}}|border=darkgray}} Democratic (4)}}
| {{nowrap|{{Color box|{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Albania (2021)}}|border=darkgray}} Social Democratic (3)}}
| {{nowrap|{{Color box|{{party color|Republican Party of Albania}}|border=darkgray}} Republican (1)}}
| {{nowrap|{{Color box|{{party color|Party for Justice, Integration and Unity}}|border=darkgray}} PDIU (1)}}
| {{nowrap|{{Color box|{{party color|Nisma Thurje}}|border=darkgray}} Nisma Thurje (1)}}
| {{nowrap|{{Color box|{{party color|Movement for National Development}}|border=darkgray}} LZhK (1)}}
| {{nowrap|{{Color box|#EC2029|border=darkgray}} Bashkë (1)}}
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The Municipal Council of Tirana ({{Langx|sq|Këshilli Bashkiak i Tiranës}}) is the legislative body of Tirana, Albania.{{cite web|url=http://www.tirana.gov.al/?cid=1,53|title=Këshilli Bashkiak e Tiranës|publisher=Tirana.gov.al}} The members of the council elect the Chairman of the Council. It consists of 61 members who serve a 4-year term.
As result of the 2019–2021 Albanian political crisis where opposition boycotted the local elections, Socialist Party won 56 out of 61 seats.{{Cite web |title=VIDEO : Albanian opposition in mass resignation move to demand fresh elections |url=https://www.euronews.com/video/2019/02/22/albanian-opposition-in-mass-resignation-move-to-demand-fresh-elections |access-date=2022-06-06 |website=euronews |language=en}} In 2023 elections, Berisha's faction of PD merged with PL, PBDNJ and PDK to form Together We Win coalition.
Committees
Tirana's City Council consists of 61 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 2023Albanian local elections, the composition of the Council of Tirana is as follows:{{Cite web |date=2019-07-05 |title=HartaKQZ |url=http://cec.org.al/informacion_paraprak_2019/ |access-date=2022-06-06 |website= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190705065157/http://cec.org.al/informacion_paraprak_2019/ |archive-date=5 July 2019 |url-status=dead}}
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! colspan=2 | Name ! Abbr. ! Seats |
| style="background-color: {{party color|Socialist Party of Albania}}" |
| Socialist Party of Albania | PS | align="right"| 34 |
|---|
| style="background-color: {{party color|Together We Win}}" |
| Together We Win | BF | align="right" | 15 |
| style="background-color: {{party color|Democratic Party of Albania}}" |
| Democratic Party of Albania | PD | align="right" | 4 |
| style="background-color: {{party color|Social Democratic Party of Albania (2021)}}" |
| Social Democratic Party of Albania | PSD | align="right" | 3 |
| style="background-color: {{party color|Republican Party of Albania}}" |
| Republican Party of Albania | PR | align="right" | 1 |
| style="background-color: {{party color|Party for Justice, Integration and Unity}}" |
| Party for Justice, Integration and Unity | PDIU | align="right" | 1 |
| style="background-color: {{party color|Nisma Thurje}}" |
| Hashtag Initiative | NTH | align="right" | 1 |
| style="background-color: {{party color|Movement for National Development}}" |
| Movement for National Development | LZHK | align="right" | 1 |
| style="background:#EC2029;"|
| Movement Together | BASHKE | align="right"| 1 |