Erald Kapri
Erald Kapri | |
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| Member of the Albanian Parliament | |
| Assumed office 12 September 2025 | |
| Constituency | Tirana County |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 May 1987 |
| Party | Opportunity Party |
| Alma mater | University of Tirana University of Westminster |
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Erald Kapri (born 14 May 1987) is an Albanian journalist, author, researcher, lecturer and politician. He has served as a member of the Albanian Parliament since September 2025, representing Tirana County for the Opportunity Party.[1][2]
Before entering parliament, Kapri worked in journalism, media studies and historical research. His work has focused on the communist period in Albania, the Second World War, the monarchy of King Zog, political memory and media freedom.[3][4]
Early life and education
[edit]Kapri was born in Pogradec on 14 May 1987.[1] He studied journalism at the University of Tirana and communication at the University of Westminster in London.[3] According to his candidate biography submitted to the Central Election Commission for the 2025 parliamentary election, he held a degree in journalism from the University of Tirana and a master's degree from the University of Westminster.[1]
Journalism, research and academic work
[edit]Kapri has worked as a journalist and researcher. A 2021 conference biography described him as an author, journalist and researcher, and stated that he had lectured in communication at the University of Tirana since 2014.[3] His published works include Secrets of the War, about the Second World War in Albania, and King Zog, behind closed doors, concerning the same period.[3]
He has contributed to Kujto.al, an online archive focused on the crimes of communism in Albania, and has been associated with the Institute for the Study of the Crimes and Consequences of Communism in Albania.[3] In 2024, the European Endowment for Democracy described Kapri as the founder of Ditari Media, an independent online media platform focused on anti-corruption reporting, human rights and abuses of power.[4]
Political career
[edit]Kapri joined the Opportunity Party, a party founded in 2024 by Agron Shehaj. In the 2025 Albanian parliamentary election, he stood as a candidate in Tirana County.[1] The Opportunity Party won two seats in parliament, both in Tirana, with Kapri and Shehaj elected as its members of parliament.[2][5]
The newly elected parliament convened for its first session on 12 September 2025.[6] According to IPU Parline, the Opportunity Party won 2 of the 140 seats in the 2025 election.[6]
After the election, Kapri said that the Opportunity Party would remain in opposition and argued that Albania needed a "real opposition".[7] In October 2025, during discussions over the cancelled Tirana mayoral by-election, Kapri said that the opposition should support a unifying candidate outside the main political poles.[8]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 "Jetëshkrimi i Kandidatit për Deputet" (in Albanian). Central Election Commission. 11 May 2025. Retrieved 22 June 2026.
- 1 2 "Erald Kapri, who won the mandate of MP with the Opportunity Party: The Diaspora vote violated the secrecy of the vote". BalkanWeb. 19 May 2025. Retrieved 22 June 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "International Conference: The Right to Know and Democratic Consolidation" (PDF). European Society of International Law. December 2021. p. 6. Retrieved 22 June 2026.
- 1 2 "Erald Kapri and Ditari Media". European Endowment for Democracy. 14 November 2024. Retrieved 22 June 2026.
- ↑ "Votat në Tiranë/ Kryeson Gonxhja nga PS, Kapri i Mundësisë i merr mandatin PD". Top Channel (in Albanian). 15 May 2025. Retrieved 22 June 2026.
- 1 2 "Albania: Parliament, 11 May 2025 election results". IPU Parline. Inter-Parliamentary Union. Retrieved 22 June 2026.
- ↑ "'The Mundësia Party will be a complete political reality', Erald Kapri: We have received a promising result in Tirana, Albanians need a real opposition". BalkanWeb. 30 May 2025. Retrieved 22 June 2026.
- ↑ "Negotiations for Tirana candidate, Erald Kapri: We agree on the principle, we do not set conditions for the name". Pamfleti. 1 October 2025. Retrieved 22 June 2026.