A festive ceremony is being held at the pink headquarters on the occasion of the 33rd anniversary of the establishment of the Socialist Party. Deputies, ministers, and SP figures take part in the celebration, Prime Minister Edi Rama is also present.

The ceremony started with a minute of silence in honor of the socialist Qazim Sejdini. The former mayor of Elbasan died this Wednesday.

Important figures who have contributed to the Socialist Party were present at the party and some of them have also spoken to Euronews Albania.

“Happy party holiday. The party remains. Ministers, prime ministers, deputies, come and go, but the roots of the Albanian left and the European left remain in the socialist party”, said Arta Dade.

“We are pleased that in this 33rd anniversary, Socialist Party has grown by 33%. We are pleased that the SP is completely new jackets. Those who were not born 33 years ago are today MPs, ministers and deputy ministers”, said Gramoz Ruçi.