The Albanian president -- who is not elected through a direct vote -- also heads the high council of justice through which he appoints judges, grants pardons and citizenships and appoints and withdraws diplomatic representatives.
Predsednik Albanije, koga ne biraju na izborima, takođe je šef visokog saveta pravosuđa preko kog postavlja sudije, daje pomilovanja, dodeljuje državljanstvo i imenuje i smenjuje diplomatske predstavnike.