Albanian Parliament passes amendments to the Bank of Albania law with 84 votes
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What happened
Albania's Parliament approved amendments to the law on the Bank of Albania with 84 votes on October 29 during a tense session marked by opposition protest actions.
Why it matters
A parliamentary vote changing the central bank's governing law can alter the legal basis for decision-making, oversight, appointments, reporting, or supervisory powers. The passage of the bill also provides a current test of whether the governing majority can still enact institutional measures under parliamentary disruption.
Late on October 29, Albania's Parliament approved amendments to the law on the Bank of Albania with 84 votes during a sitting disrupted by opposition protests. The vote changes the legal framework governing the central bank and shows that the governing majority retained the numbers to pass an institutional finance measure despite disorder in the chamber. For the finance ministry, central-bank leadership, and banking supervisor, the immediate issue is how the amended law is implemented and whether it alters governance, reporting, or supervisory authorities in practice.
Watch for
Parliament of Albania publication of the final adopted text and voting record on its official website by 2026-11-02 Bank of Albania statement on the amendments' effect on governance, supervisory authority, or reporting by 2026-11-02 President of Albania decree promulgating the amended Bank of Albania law, or return of the law for reconsideration, by 2026-11-02 Opposition parliamentary groups filing a procedural or constitutional challenge to the adopted law by 2026-11-02
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