Those entitled to vote elected the executive and legislative representatives of their communities, the 61 mayors (and on the other hand the total of 1595 municipal councils.

[3][4] Minister of Social Welfare and Youth at the time, Erion Veliaj, had announced he would run to become Mayor of Tirana.

This would be Lulzim Basha's first time being the leader of the opposition of Albania other than Sali Berisha.

[8][9][10][11] ASHE won 45 municipalities, including the larger cities, especially in the south of the country, such as Durrës, Elbasan, Vlora, Korça, Gjirokastra, Fier and Sarande.

In non-coalition parties, the Ethnic Greek Minority for the future (MEGA) in Finiq the choice.