Following the passing of former Prime Minister Fatos Nano, Sunday, November 2, has been declared a day of national mourning in honor of his figure. On this day, all state institutions will lower their flags to half-mast and at 12:00 a minute of silence will be held in his honor.
The tributes will take place at the Palace of Congresses and will begin at 08:30 with citizens waiting to bid their final farewell to the historic leader.
From 11:15, the ceremony will be attended by important personalities from the political world and beyond.
A representative of Nano's family and Prime Minister Edi Rama, his successor in the Socialist Party, will each honor his contribution to Albanian politics with a speech.
At 12:05, the body of Fatos Nano will depart from the Palace of Congresses to his last residence in Sharra, where the funeral ceremony will take place.
Former Prime Minister and founder of the Socialist Party, Fatos Nano, passed away on Friday, October 31st at the age of 73.