Shpëtim Axhami

Shpëtim Avni Axhami (born 2 September 1968, Kukës)^[1] became active in Albanian politics through the Legality Movement Party (Partia Lëvizja e Legalitetit), a monarchist and traditionalist political party that traces its origins back to supporting the former royal family of Albania.^[2] In November 2017, he was elected chairman of the party during its 19th Party Congress. After the 4-year analysis held by the chairman Sulejman Gjana and discussions, the vote for the new chairman was held. From the counting of the votes of the 159 delegates, the winner was Shpëtim Axhami with 108 votes, while the candidate Beniamin Bakalli received 49 votes. He aimed for PLL to come out in the 2021 elections as leaders of a coalition of right-wing forces, excluding a coalition with the DP.^[3]