Controlled Personalization and the Territorial Logic of Power: How Hybrid Open Lists Reinforced Elite Dominance in Albania’s 2025 Elections

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Brief Overview

This paper provides the first comprehensive empirical analysis of Albania’s 2025 hybrid open-list election, introducing the concept of controlled personalization—a mechanism through which ruling elites adapt to institutional openness.

Author

• Blendi Ceka, University of Tirana