{"id":80485,"date":"2025-09-26T21:01:18","date_gmt":"2025-09-26T19:01:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=80485"},"modified":"2025-09-26T21:38:58","modified_gmt":"2025-09-26T19:38:58","slug":"government-decision-to-dismiss-erion-veliaj-published-in-the-official-gazette","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/government-decision-to-dismiss-erion-veliaj-published-in-the-official-gazette\/","title":{"rendered":"Government decision to dismiss Erion Veliaj published in the Official Gazette"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The government\u2019s decision to dismiss the former mayor of Tirana, Erion Veliaj, has been published in the Official Gazette.<\/p>\n<p>The decision was taken yesterday during the government\u2019s meeting, after the City Council voted on Wednesday with 50 votes in favor of Erion Veliaj\u2019s dismissal.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-80487\" src=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_4862.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"484\" height=\"499\" srcset=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_4862.jpeg 484w, https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_4862-291x300.jpeg 291w, https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_4862-150x155.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_4862-300x309.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 484px) 100vw, 484px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The government\u2019s decision to dismiss the former mayor of Tirana, Erion Veliaj, has been published in the Official Gazette. 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