Editing Tirana (section)

== Politics ==

=== Administration ===
{{Main|Administrative divisions of Tirana|l1=Units of Tirana}}
{{See also|List of Tirana's neighborhoods|l1=Neighborhoods of Tirana}}
{{Further|Mayor of Tirana}}

{{Tirana map|float=right}}
The [[Municipalities of Albania|municipality of Tirana]] is encompassed in the [[County of Tirana]] within the [[Central Albania|Central Region of Albania]] and consists of the rural administrative units of [[Baldushk]], [[Bërzhitë]], [[Dajt]], [[Farkë]], [[Kashar]], [[Krrabë]], [[Ndroq]], [[Petrelë]], [[Pezë]], [[Shëngjergj]], [[Vaqarr]], [[Zall-Bastar]], [[Zall-Herr]] and Tirana.<ref name="Administration">{{cite web |publisher=Bashkia Tiranë |title=Strategjia e Zhvillimit të Qendrueshëm të Bashkisë Tiranë 2018–2022 |url=https://www.tirana.al/uploads/2019/3/20190304142936_szhqbt-2018-2022-30-e-miratuar-per-web-finale.pdf |access-date=23 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200613230128/https://tirana.al/uploads/2019/3/20190304142936_szhqbt-2018-2022-30-e-miratuar-per-web-finale.pdf |archive-date=13 June 2020 |page=22 |language=sq}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |author=Dorina Pojani |title=Tirana City Profile |date=6 March 2010 |doi=10.1016/j.cities.2010.02.002 |volume=27 |journal=Cities |pages=483–495}}</ref> The [[Administrative units of Tirana|administrative unit of Tirana]] is further partitioned into eleven urban administrative units, namely [[Tirana 1]], [[Tirana 2]], [[Tirana 3]], [[Tirana 4]], [[Tirana 5]], [[Tirana 6]], [[Tirana 7]], [[Tirana 8]], [[Tirana 9]], [[Tirana 10]] and [[Tirana 11]].<ref name="Administration"/>
[[File:Bashkia Tirane.jpg|thumb|Tirana City Hall]]
The Mayor of Tirana along with the Cabinet of Tirana exercises executive power. The Assembly of Tirana functions as the city parliament and consists of 55 members, serving four-year terms. It primarily deals with budget, global orientations and relations between the city and the [[Government of Albania]]. It has 14 committees and its chairman is Aldrin Dalipi from the Socialist Party. Each of the members have a specific portfolio such as economy, finance, juridical, education, health care, and several professional services, agencies and institutes.

In 2000, the centre of Tirana from the central campus of University of Tirana in the Mother Teresa Square up to the Skanderbeg Square, was declared the place of Cultural Assembly, and given state protection. The historical core of the capital lies around pedestrian only Murat Toptani Street, while the most prominent city district is [[Blloku]]. In 2010, the municipality undertook the installing of street name signs and entrance numbers while every apartment entrance was physically stamped.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tirana.gov.al/?cid=1,154,2320 |title=Bashkia – Lajmet e Ditarit |publisher=Tirana.gov.al |access-date=2011-09-15 |archive-date=27 September 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927060042/http://www.tirana.gov.al/?cid=1,154,2320 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

=== National capital ===
[[File:Tirana, consiglio dei ministri, 01.JPG|thumb|The [[Prime Minister's Office (Albania)|Kryeministria]] at the [[Dëshmorët e Kombit Boulevard]] is the official office of the [[Prime Minister of Albania]].]]
Tirana is the [[capital city]] of the [[Republic of Albania]] thus playing an essential role in shaping the political and economic life of the country.<ref>{{cite web |publisher=[[Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe]] (OSCE) |title=Constitution of the Republic of Albania |url=https://www.osce.org/albania/41888?download=true |page=3 |quote=The capital city of the Republic of Albania is Tirana |access-date=8 June 2020 |archive-date=4 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221004191634/http://www.osce.org/albania/41888?download=true |url-status=live }}</ref> It is the home to government functions and institutions for which the government of Albania is responsible, as for instance the [[executive (government)|executive]], [[judiciary|juridical]] and [[legislative]] branches of Albania.

The President and [[Prime Minister of Albania]] officially reside and work in Tirana specifically at the [[Presidential Office Building, Tirana|Presidenca]] and [[Prime Minister's Office (Albania)|Kryeministria]], respectively, nevertheless the [[Parliament of Albania]] is headquartered at the [[Dëshmorët e Kombit Boulevard]].<ref>{{cite web |publisher=Bashkia Tiranë |title=Presidency |url=https://www.tirana.al/en/points-of-interest/attractions-and-sights/presidency |access-date=19 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200719105349/https://www.tirana.al/en/points-of-interest/attractions-and-sights/presidency |archive-date=19 July 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |publisher=Bashkia Tiranë |title=The Prime Minister Offices |url=https://www.tirana.al/en/points-of-interest/attractions-and-sights/the-prime-minister |access-date=19 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200719105452/https://www.tirana.al/en/points-of-interest/attractions-and-sights/the-prime-minister |archive-date=19 July 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |publisher=Bashkia Tiranë |title=Albania's Assembly Hall |url=https://www.tirana.al/en/points-of-interest/attractions-and-sights/albanias-assembly-hall |access-date=19 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200719105802/https://www.tirana.al/en/points-of-interest/attractions-and-sights/albanias-assembly-hall |archive-date=19 July 2020}}</ref> Tirana is also the home to the national [[Constitutional Court of Albania|Constitutional Court]] and [[Supreme Court of Albania|Supreme Court]]. Important national institutions housed in Tirana include the [[Appeals courts of Albania|Appeal Court]] and [[Administrative Courts in Albania|Administrative Court]].

The [[Bank of Albania]] is located at the Skanderbeg Square while other institutions such as the ministries of [[Ministry of Culture (Albania)|Culture]], [[Ministry of Defence (Albania)|Defence]], [[Ministry of Education, Sports and Youth (Albania)|Education]], [[Ministry of Finance and Economy (Albania)|Finance]], [[Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs (Albania)|Foreign Affairs]], [[Ministry of Health and Social Protection|Health]], [[Ministry of Infrastructure and Energy (Albania)|Infrastructure]], [[Ministry of Internal Affairs (Albania)|Internal Affairs]], [[Ministry of Justice (Albania)|Justice]] and [[Ministry of Tourism and Environment (Albania)|Tourism]] are spread over Tirana. The city is also the home to all the consulates and embassies in Albania, thereby making it an important centre for international diplomacy in the country.

=== International relations ===
{{See also|List of twin towns and sister cities in Albania}}

Tirana is a founding member of the Union of Albanian Municipalities in the Region.<ref>{{cite web |publisher=Unioni i Bashkive Shqiptare (UBSHR) |title=Zyrtarizohet UBSHR, mbledh Konferencën e parë |url=https://ubshr.tirana.al/mbahet-konferenca-e-pare-e-unionit-te-bashkive-dhe-komunave-shqiptare-ne-rajon/ |access-date=6 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211002190614/https://ubshr.tirana.al/mbahet-konferenca-e-pare-e-unionit-te-bashkive-dhe-komunave-shqiptare-ne-rajon/ |archive-date=2 October 2021 |language=sq |date=21 November 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |publisher=[[University for Business and Technology]] (UBT) |title=Politikat Lokale – Bashk olitikat Lokale – Bashkëpunimi Ndërkomunal në K ëpunimi Ndërkomunal në Kosovë |url=https://knowledgecenter.ubt-uni.net/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1025&context=etd |access-date=2 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210812094056/https://knowledgecenter.ubt-uni.net/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1025&context=etd |archive-date=12 August 2021 |page=42 |language=sq |url-status=live}}</ref> Tirana is [[Twin towns and sister cities|twinned]] with [[Ankara]], [[Beijing]], [[Bursa]], [[Doha]], [[Florence]], [[Kharkiv]], [[Sarajevo]] and has signed partnership agreements with [[Verona]] and [[Zagreb]].{{efn|name=fn3|Citations regarding the twin or sister cities of Tirana:<ref>{{cite web |publisher=[[Ankara|Ankara Municipality]] |title=Sister cities of Ankara |url=https://www.ankara.bel.tr/en/foreign-relations-department/sister-cities-of-ankara#.YViNENpBzIU |access-date=6 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211002164826/https://www.ankara.bel.tr/en/foreign-relations-department/sister-cities-of-ankara |archive-date=2 October 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |publisher=[[Beijing|Beijing Municipality]] |title=Beijing Info: Sister Cities |url=http://english.beijing.gov.cn/beijinginfo/sistercities/ |access-date=6 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211006204142/http://english.beijing.gov.cn/beijinginfo/sistercities/mobile/ |archive-date=6 October 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |publisher=[[Bursa|Bursa Municipality]] |title=Kardeş Şehirler |url=https://www.bursa.bel.tr/sayfa/kardes-sehirler-261 |access-date=6 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211002165140/https://www.bursa.bel.tr/sayfa/kardes-sehirler-261 |archive-date=2 October 2021 |language=tr |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |publisher=[[Arabian Business]] |title=Twin cities: Doha & Tirana |url=https://www.arabianbusiness.com/photos/twin-cities-doha-tirana-448916.html |access-date=6 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211006204435/https://www.arabianbusiness.com/photos/twin-cities-doha-tirana-448916.html |archive-date=6 October 2021 |date=8 March 2012 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |publisher=[[Florence|Florence Comune]] |title=Firenze internazionale: Gemellaggi e patti di amicizia |url=https://www.comune.fi.it/pagina/firenze-internazionale/gemellaggi-e-patti-di-amicizia |access-date=6 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211006204656/https://www.comune.fi.it/pagina/firenze-internazionale/gemellaggi-e-patti-di-amicizia |archive-date=6 October 2021 |language=it |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |publisher=[[Kharkiv]] |title=Города-партнеры |url=https://www.city.kharkov.ua/ru/o-xarkove/goroda-partneryi.html |access-date=6 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211006204902/https://www.city.kharkov.ua/ru/o-xarkove/goroda-partneryi.html |archive-date=6 October 2021 |language=uk |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |publisher=[[Sarajevo]] |title=Gradovi pobratimi: Spisak |url=https://www.sarajevo.ba/bs/article/5778/gradovi-pobratimi-spisak |access-date=6 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210310201912/https://www.sarajevo.ba/bs/article/5778/gradovi-pobratimi-spisak |archive-date=10 March 2021 |language=bs |url-status=live}}</ref>}}<ref>{{cite web |publisher=[[Zagreb|City of Zagreb]] |title=Statistical Yearbook of the City of Zagreb 2018 |url=https://www.zagreb.hr/UserDocsImages/arhiva/statistika/SYCZ_2018%2023%2004%202019%20links.pdf |access-date=6 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201022171011/https://www.zagreb.hr/UserDocsImages/arhiva/statistika/SYCZ_2018%2023%2004%202019%20links.pdf |archive-date=22 October 2020 |page=34 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |publisher=[[Verona|Verona Comune]] |title=Grandi Eventi - Gemellaggi e Patti d'Amicizia |date=5 September 2019 |url=https://www.comune.verona.it/nqcontent.cfm?a_id=5485&tt=verona_agid |access-date=6 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211006213000/https://www.comune.verona.it/nqcontent.cfm?a_id=5485&tt=verona_agid |archive-date=6 October 2021 |language=it |url-status=live}}</ref> It has also signed special bilateral agreements with [[Zaragoza]].<ref>{{cite web |publisher=[[Zaragoza]] |title=Hermanamientos con Zaragoza |url=http://www.zaragoza.es/ciudad/zaragozainternacional/hermanamientos.htm |access-date=6 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210906193658/http://www.zaragoza.es/ciudad/zaragozainternacional/hermanamientos.htm |archive-date=6 September 2021 |language=es |url-status=live}}</ref>