Alternative variant, DP for territorial division: Albania is divided into 6 regions and 100 municipalities
After the publication of the Socialist Party's official version of the territorial division, the first draft of which has been sent to the Assembly, the Democratic Party published its own version. Unlike the SP, which proposes a division into 46 municipalities, which means the merger of 15 municipalities, the DP proposes a division into 100 municipalities and 6 regions.
The data on the document prepared by Democratic Party experts was published by the co-chair of the Commission for Administrative-Territorial Reform, Luciano Boçi.
According to the DP's version, the 100 municipalities will be organized into 6 regions:
Region 1 – Shkodër-Lezhe: 16 municipalities
Region 2 – Dibër-Kukës: 13 municipalities
Region 3 – Tirana-Durrës: 15 municipalities
Region 4 – Elbasan-Korçë: 19 municipalities
Region 5 – Fier-Berat: 19 municipalities
Region 6 – Vlorë-Gjirokastër: 18 municipalities.
The DP variant restores to the administrative map a number of municipalities that do not exist in the current territorial division, while in some regions a significant increase in the number of municipalities is foreseen.
In Shkodra district, for example, 8 municipalities are proposed, up from the current 5, while in Lezha district the number goes from 3 to 8 municipalities. In Tirana district, the DP proposes 10 municipalities, up from 5 according to the 2014 territorial division.
Among the municipalities proposed in the draft are Velipojë, Drivast, Koplik, Shishtavec, Bicaj, Maqellarë, Shupenza, Kastriot, Lure, Petrelë, Kashar, Dajt, Arbanë, Ndroq, Amantia, Orikum, Ksamil and Novoselë, in addition to the existing municipalities that receive new territorial compositions in the draft.
The two new proposals for territorial division thus present two different models: the SP proposes 46 municipalities, while the DP proposes 100 municipalities organized into 6 regions.
The Democratic Party's proposal is expected to be part of the parliamentary discussions and debate on the new administrative-territorial reform.
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