2002 in Albania

Incumbents

• President: Rexhep Meidani, Alfred Moisiu
• Prime Minister: Ilir Meta, Pandeli Majko, Fatos Nano

Events

January

• Meta resigns as prime minister after failing to resolve party feud.

February

• Pandeli Majko becomes premier and forms new government as rival factions in Socialist Party pledge to end infighting.

August

• Fatos Nano becomes prime minister after the ruling Socialist Party decides to merge the roles of premier and party chairman. It is Nano's fourth time as premier.

Deaths

• 12 August - Teodor Keko, Albanian writer, journalist and politician