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Former New York City mayor Eric Adams obtains Albanian citizenship
Adams was granted citizenship and a passport from Balkan country by a special decree from the republic’s president
Eric Adams has obtained citizenship and a passport from Albania, according to reports on Friday from the Balkan country which received effusive compliments from him during a visit there months earlier.
The Albania Daily News first reported that the former New York City mayor had requested both and was granted them by a special decree from the republic’s president, Bajram Begaj. A spokesperson for Adams confirmed that development in a statement distributed to the news media, and it was evidently chronicled in Albania’s official government journal.
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Ramon Antonio Vargas · Fri, Apr 10, 2026, 2:44 PM
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Adams was granted citizenship and a passport from Balkan country by a special decree from the republic’s president
Eric Adams has obtained citizenship and a passport from Albania, according to reports on Friday from the Balkan country which received effusive compliments from him during a visit there months earlier.
The Albania Daily News first reported that the former New York City mayor had requested both and was granted them by a special decree from the republic’s president, Bajram Begaj. A spokesperson for Adams confirmed that development in a statement distributed to the news media, and it was evidently chronicled in Albania’s official government journal.
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