Edi Rama’s position as Albania’s prime minister rests on the Socialist Party’s decisive May 2025 parliamentary victory, which secured 83 of 140 seats and a fourth consecutive term. This outcome produced a strengthened majority with the next scheduled national vote not due until 2029. The opposition remains fragmented under Sali Berisha’s Democratic Party, limiting its institutional leverage. Although June 2026 protests erupted over a disputed coastal resort project on protected land involving foreign investors, Rama rejected resignation demands, attributed the unrest to external factors, and reiterated focus on EU accession. Traders view these elements—electoral mandate, parliamentary control, and absence of viable removal mechanisms—as sustaining his tenure through the year absent major defections or unforeseen institutional shifts.