Kingdom of Albania

Kingdom of Albania (Albanian: Mbreteria e Shqipërisë) is a sovereign nation located in Southeastern Europe. Serbia borders it to the northeast, Montenegro to the North, Macedonia to the East, and Greece to the south and southeast. Albania has a population of 2,976,563 people and its capital city is Tirana.

Albania is a member of NATO, Union of the Mediterrean, Organization of Islamic Cooperation, and a candidate for the European Union. Albania is also currently headed by a monarchy under the House of Kastrioti. The current monarch of the kingdom is Alessandro Kastrioti, a descandant of Albania’s medieval lord George Castriot.

History
During the Middle Ages, several Albanian polities were formed under the auspices of several local Albanian princes and lords. The first was the Principality of Arbanon, (1190-1255), and several more Albanian kingdoms emerged after that.

Declaring independence in 1912, Albania was officially a monarchy under Prince Wilhelm. However by 1925, the First Albanian Republic was declared by the then president Ahmet Zogolli. In 1928, Ahmet Zogolli created the Albanian Kingdom and proclaimed himself King of the Albanians. His reign was cut short with the Fascist Italian invasion of Albania in 1939. After World War 2, the Communists took over and ruled Albania until 1992. A republic was declared in 1991 and until 2025, Albania was a republic.

However, a new movement promoted by Albanian nationalists both within Albania and in the diaspora was known as the Kastroti movement. Several Albanian activists proposed that the Kastrioti family become the actual monarchs of the Albanian state. This resulted in a rift between the Legality Movement (the movement to reinstate Zog) and the Kastrioti movement. However, more Albanians supported the proposition of granting the Kastrioti family the Albanian crown. Eventually the Castriota clan decided to join the movement and in 2025, Alessandro Castriota became very popular in the Albanian elections due to his nationalist and anti-corruption platform and his promises to bring awareness to the Chameria issue.

Kastrioti won the 2025 election and became the Prime Minister. As such, a constituional amendment was made by the Albanian Parliament to elevate Alessandro to King of Albania. The Kingdom of Albania was officially proclaimed.

Several reforms were made by the King. The first reform was limited political power amongst the royal family. The second reform is a bicamerial parliament consisting of the Royal Assembly (Albanian: Kuvendi Mbreterore) and the People’s Assembly (Albanian: Kuvendi Popullore). The Albanian Armed Forces also changed its name to the Royal Albanian Armed Forces. The Albanian State Police also changed its name to the Albanian Royal State Police. The Albanian flag was also altered and on November 28th, 2025, a new Albanian flag based previously on the Albanian Presidential Flag was declared to be the new official Albanian flag.

Sweeping anti-corruption reforms began. Many former politicians in both the Democratic and Socialist parties were investigated and found guilty for criminal activity and corruption. Many were send to jail in early 2026. This was part of King Aleksandër’s “Corruption Sweep” campaign to rid Albania of corrupt elements. The Albanian Royal Police were also vetted to ensure that corrupt officers were not amongst its ranks.

During 2026, the great reforms came to an end, and economic growth ensued. The Albanian king visited Kosovo in early 2026. In March 2026, King Aleksandër visited Italy for a state visit alongside Germany, & Turkey. King Aleksandër also met up with American officials to discuss further relations between the Kingdom of Albania and the United States. Aleksandër also met up with Chinese officials in June 2026 to discuss boosting Sino-Albanian relations.

In regards of the Kosovo issue, the Albanian king openly backed Kosovo against Serbia. In a speech made in the Kuvendi, King Aleksandër states “Kosovo is Dardania, and Dardania is Albania. The rights of Albanians must be protected and the goals and aspirations of self-determination must be the top priority”. King Aleksandër however has stated that war is not an option, and that Albania’s standing in the political world is “neutral”.

In November 2026, the Albanian Parliament passed a bill to increase military defense budget for 2027.

2027-2028
In January 2027, King Aleksandër commissioned the revitalization of Albania indigenous military industry. Albania began licensing several weapon designs from Israel, Italy, and the United States, and reproduce these copies locally in Poliçan, Albania. UM Gramsh was also revitalized and the weapons factory was rebuilt to restart weapons production. During this time, in April 2027, Arbëria Defense Firm was established to produce military trucks and armaments. The first project was the modernization of the okd Chinese Type-59 tanks in storage. Albanian engineers began modernizing the tank by installing reactive armor, a new cannon, an American-made machine gun, and a more powerful engine producing 760 HP, night vision, and computer systems. This tank was called the Skanderbeg tank and it was the first indigenous Albanian tank. Several more military projects were underway by the Royal Albanian military.

Also during the same time, healthcare reforms became common. Prime Minister Veliaj passed several bills to increase taxes to fund Albanian healthcare and root out medical malpractice. Many unqualified doctord were fired as a result of their previous actions. However, many reforms were enacted. Bribing a doctor and bribery was soon more enforced as a result of these reforms.