Major contributor to the Socialist Party/ Who was Servet Pëllumbi, a figure who played a key role in politics?

2026-05-05 20:13:00, Aktualitet CNA

Major contributor to the Socialist Party/ Who was Servet Pëllumbi, a figure

Former Speaker of the Albanian Parliament and former Socialist Party MP, Servet Pëllumbi, has passed away at the age of 89. Servet Pëllumbi is known as one of the figures who has played a key role in the country's political developments since the beginning of the transition. He had a long political career in the Socialist Party and the Albanian Parliament.

Servet Pellumbi was decorated by President Moisiu with the order "Gjergj Katsriot Skanderbeg". Pëllumbi, who has also held the position of Secretary General of the Socialist Party, is also known as the ideologist of this political force. Servet Pellumbi was born in Korça and after the 1990s he ran for office in this electoral zone. He completed his higher studies at the University of Petersburg and was awarded a Doctor of Sciences degree in Literature.

From 1960 to 1963, Pëllumbi was a lecturer at the Pedagogical Institute in Korça and then practiced this profession until 1977. For almost three years, he was a lecturer at the University of Tirana.

The democratic changes in 1990 positioned Pëllumbi as the vice-chairman of the Socialist Party, a position he held until 1996. He led the socialist campaign to oppose the referendum on the Constitution and later the campaign for the release of Fatos Nano from prison. He is known as one of the longest-serving members of the Albanian Parliament, with active participation in various parliamentary committees.

Servet Pëllumbi was also the author of several books with political content such as "Lights of Transition", "Thinking Differently", "Tests in Political Sociology", "Sociological Traces", "Politics Also Needs Morality", "Political Pluralism: Experience and Challenge", "Conversation on Politics, (Book 1)", "Democracy and the Voice of Morality", "Globalism: Philosophical Reflections for an Era", "Philosophy of Current Affairs", "Philosophical Dictionary", "Conversation on Politics", "Integration and Nationalism", "Ethicocracy: Reflections on the Theory and Practice of Democracy", "Philosophical Culture and Mysticism: (Values ??& Anti-Values)", "The Overthrow of Communism". /CNA