2 days after the deadline at the CEC, it is not yet known how many candidates are registered by the Democratic Party led by Enkeljed Alibeaj.

After long weekend meetings, Alibeaj was able to come up with a candidate for Tirana, Roland Bejko.

Together with him, the acting chairman of the Democratic Party declared that he will run for at least 19 other municipalities. But the day after this statement by Alibeaj, the lists of candidates for mayors, but also for councilor, have started to grow. There are 5 municipalities, in which the candidates either withdrew or at the last moment were not approved by the presidency. In Korça and Lezha the candidates have withdrawn.

Gjergji Gjata withdrew together with the 40 candidates for the municipal council of Korça because he felt betrayed by the leadership of the party in Tirana, while Sandër Marku in Lezhë has decided not to enter the race on May 14, for still unclear reasons. Sakaq, Genc Doçi in Kurbin, Bujar Vreto in Librazhd, and Ibrahim Bruka in Vorë have not been approved as candidates by the leadership of the Democratic Party even though they were previously presented as candidates in the respective municipalities. Meanwhile, sources indicate that the shrinking of Alibeaj’s candidacies in the May 14 local elections is expected to continue even further with some candidates who are reviewing their decision to enter the May 14 race.