Elisa Spiropali was expelled yesterday from the SP forums after the announcement of the party's Secretary General, Blendi Klosi , but she was not the only one, as this party has a long history of expulsions that starts with former Prime Minister, Fatos Nano .
Over the years, decisions to leave the parliamentary group or leadership structures have been made for various reasons, mainly against the backdrop of political clashes and disagreements within the left.
One of the first sensational cases was that of Fatos Nano in 2007. At that time, the leader of the Socialist Party, Edi Rama, told journalists that Nano was no longer part of the Socialist Party's political project.
The list of dismissals and expulsions continued in the following years. In 2021, Dritan Leli was expelled from the Socialist Party, while yesterday the decision to expel Elisa Spiropali and Plarent Ndreca from party forums was also taken, a decision communicated by the Secretary General of the Socialist Party, Blendi Klosi, after yesterday's Assembly.
Full history of exceptions:
2007 – Fatos Nano is expelled from the Socialist Party, Edi Rama told journalists that Fatos Nano is no longer part of the Socialist Party's political project.
2007 – Six socialist MPs are expelled: Paulin Sterkaj, Durim Lamaj, Durim Hushi, Bukurosh Stafa, Taulant Dedja and Hamit Kosta are expelled from the Parliamentary Group after voting for Bamir Topi as President.
2011 – Kastriot Islami is expelled from the Parliamentary Group. The decision is made after not respecting the political stance of the Socialist Party.
It was a period of clashes with the Movement for Different Thinking, which included Ben Blushi, Arben Malaj, Andis Harasani and Marko Bello .
2015 – Tom Doshi is expelled from the Parliamentary Group
2016 – Koço Kokëdhima is dismissed from the leadership of the SP
2017 – Saimir Tahiri is expelled from the Parliamentary Group and forums
2021 – Dritan Leli is expelled from the Socialist Party
2026 – Elisa Spiropali and Plarent Ndreca are expelled from the SP forums.