Euroatlantic Democrats

Euroatlantic Democrats (Albanian: Demokratët Euroatlantikë, DEA), also known as Euroatlantic Coalition (Albanian: Koalicioni Euroatlantik, KEA) is a centre-right political party in Albania. It was founded by former PD leader, Lulzim Basha, as result of the party split in 2021.

Euroatlantic Democrats Demokratët Euroatlantikë
Abbreviation	DEA KEA
Leader	Endri Hasa
Spokesperson	Mirela Karabina
Founder	Lulzim Basha
Founded	14 June 2024; 11 months ago (2024-06-14)[1]
Registered	3 March 2025; 2 months ago (2025-03-03)[2]
Split from	Democratic Party of Albania
Headquarters	Rruga "Donika Kastrioti", Tirana
Newspaper	Rilindja Demokratike Euroatlantike
Ideology	Liberal conservatism Pro-Europeanism Atlanticism
Political position	Centre-right
Slogan	Albania deserves more ('Shqipëria meriton më shumë')
National Assembly	0 / 140
Website
demokratet.al
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History

The party was created by Basha's faction three days after the decision taken by Court of Appeal on 11 June 2024 to return Democratic Party seal and logo to Sali Berisha. They consider the Court of Appeal decision as illegal and have appealed it to Supreme Court.^[1][3] On 3 March 2025, CEC registered them in the 2025 elections as "Euroatlantic Coalition", with Endri Hasa as leader.^[2][4] Euroatlantic Democrats have 4 deputies in the National Assembly: Lulzim Basha, Orjola Pampuri, Merita Bakiu and Gëzim Ademaj.^[5][6]