Edi Rama

Edi Rama is a politician, artist, and publicist. He is currently the Mayor of Tirana, capital of Albania and President of the Albanian Socialist Party. On October 2000, Mr Rama ran for the mayoralty of Tirana as an independent candidate supported by the Socialist Party of Albania and gathered 57% of the votes and was elected Mayor of Tirana. Mayor Rama was re-elected for his second mandate in December 2003 as Mayor, and for his third term in February 2007. Mr Rama has also been President of the Albanian Association of Mayors. Mr Rama is a Professor of Arts in the Albanian Academy of Arts and served as Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports from 1998-2000. Mr Rama is one of the founders and key player of the democratic movement that brought about the collapse of the communist state in 1990-1992. He is a founding member of the Movement for Democracy, a political group that played a determining role in the struggle for democracy during 1996-1997. Mr Rama’s articles and analysis have app