Erion Veliaj

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Erion Veliaj is an Albanian politician who served as the 42nd mayor of Tirana from 2015 until his arrest in 2025. Beginning as an activist and the leader of MJAFT!, Veliaj joined the ranks of the Socialist Party of Albania in 2011, where he was appointed Secretary for Youth and Immigration. Previously, he served as a member of parliament for Gjirokastër and as Minister of Social Welfare and Youth under Prime Minister Edi Rama. In April 2015, Veliaj was appointed as the mayoral candidate of the Socialist Party in Tirana. He won the 2015 Albanian local elections and took office on July 31, 2015. He was re-elected in 2019 and 2023. In May 2024, the Special Prosecution against Corruption and Organized Crime initiated an investigation into the assets of Veliaj and his family after corruption allegations regarding the Tirana incinerator project. Read more

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