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Top Channel: Rama appoints Vlerë Gjakova, a communications strategist from North Macedonia, as media adviser
According to the broadcaster, the former Vetëvendosje candidate took up the post two weeks ago and will meet the ministries’ media advisers.
By ANN Newsroom · Newsroom
November 1, 2026, 11:50 · Updated 19:04 · 1 min read
In brief
- Top Channel reports, citing government sources, that Vlerë Gjakova has been appointed the prime minister’s media adviser.
- An email from chief of staff Vilma Guri asks ministries’ media advisers to present their strategies to Gjakova.
- Gjakova was born in North Macedonia and ran for parliament for Vetëvendosje in 2019.
Prime Minister Edi Rama has appointed Vlerë Gjakova, a communications strategist originally from North Macedonia, as his adviser on media issues, Top Channel reported on Sunday, citing government sources. According to the broadcaster, she officially took up the post two weeks ago.
Top Channel says it has seen an email sent by the prime minister’s chief of staff, Vilma Guri, to the ministries’ secretaries-general, asking each ministry’s media advisers to meet Gjakova and present their communication strategies. Neither the Prime Minister’s Office nor Gjakova had made a public statement about the appointment at the time of publication.
From Vetëvendosje to the Prime Minister’s Office
According to Top Channel, Gjakova was born in North Macedonia and lived for a long time in Kosovo. About eight years ago she joined Albin Kurti’s Vetëvendosje movement and ran for parliament in the 2019 elections. She was also part of the “Rrethi Katror” segment of Top Channel’s “E Diell” program.
On her LinkedIn profile she describes herself as a communications strategist and publicist with 18 years of experience in media strategy and public relations. She has been a spokesperson and public relations representative for EVN Macedonia and has worked on projects for the Čair municipality, the organization VEPRO!, Coca-Cola Kosovo and BIRN.
Gjakova holds two master’s degrees, one in philosophy and psychoanalysis and another from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, and studied communication and journalism at the Macedonian Institute for Media. She also describes herself as a human rights activist and feminist.
