Edi Rama secured a fourth consecutive term as Albania's prime minister following his Socialist Party's majority victory in the May 2025 parliamentary elections, winning roughly 82-83 of 140 seats. This parliamentary cushion, with the next scheduled vote not due until 2029, underpins trader expectations that he will remain in office through 2026 despite ongoing protests. Demonstrations in mid-2026, including the so-called Flamingo Revolution over a disputed coastal resort project and broader governance concerns, prompted resignation calls, yet Rama has rejected them and reaffirmed priorities such as EU accession by 2030. No constitutional mechanisms or coalition shifts have emerged to alter his position in the near term.