Edi Rama’s Socialist Party secured a fourth consecutive parliamentary majority in the 2025 Albanian election, enabling formation of the Rama IV government in September 2025 with a stable majority that has since passed contested legislation such as the October 2026 territorial reform reducing municipalities from 61 to 46. Ongoing citizen-led protests, now exceeding 130 consecutive days and backed by opposition parties, have demanded his resignation and a technocratic transition but produced no institutional changes or early elections. The next parliamentary vote is scheduled by June 2029, and Rama continues to direct government business, including EU accession negotiations and internal party discipline. These factors underpin trader consensus reflected in the 91.5% probability that he remains prime minister through 2026.