18 February - The opposition during a protest held in Tirana, announced that all the opposition parties will boycott the parliament because of the current situation in the country.
Marchedit
12 March - Four ministers of the government resign amid corruption accusations by the opposition.[1]
Apriledit
4 April - The opposition announced that the opposition parties would boycott the June legislative elections if their demands are not met.
18 May - Political leaders met in Tirana, accepting the package deal offered by the EU and US. The political crisis came to an end.
23 May - New caretaker government voted in the parliament. Six ministers and the vice-prime minister, proposed by the opposition, were voted by majority.[2]
Juneedit
25 June - Voters go to the polls to vote in a parliamentary election which would determine the EU's enlargement with Albania joining.[3]
Decemberedit
1 December At least one person dies after heavy flooding with another three injured and 18 homes destroyed.[4]
Deathsedit
3 February – Dritëro Agolli, writer and politician (b. 1931).[citation needed]
Referencesedit
^"Albania's prime minister announces replacement of four ministers". Reuters. 12 March 2017.
^New Ministers Voted, Caretaker Government Officially on Duty Albania Daily News
^"Exit Polls Indicate Socialist Majority After Albanian Parliamentary Elections".
^1 dead after major flooding strikes Albania to start December